Bahamas (Commonwealth of The Bahamas)

http://www.humantruth.info/bahamas.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Bahamas Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	101st best
Capital	Nassau
Land Area	10 010km²₁
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	0.4m₂
Life Expectancy	71.60yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$30 486 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	BS, BHS, 44₅
Internet Domain	.bs₆
Currency	Dollar (BSD)₇
Telephone	+₈

1. Overview

#UK #USA

“Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“The Bahamas are ready-made for exploration. ... From pirates and blockade dodgers to rum smugglers, wily go-getters have converged and caroused on the country´s 700 islands and 2400 cays for centuries. So what´s in it for travelers? There´s sailing around the Abacos´ history-filled Loyalist Cays. Partying til dawn at Paradise Island´s over-the-top Atlantis resort. Diving the spooky blue holes of Andros. Kayaking the 365 Exuma Cays. Lounging on Eleuthera´s pink-sand beaches. Pondering pirates in Nassau. There´s a Bahamian island to match most every water-and-sand-based compulsion, each framed by a backdrop of gorgeous, mesmerizing blue.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Bahamas National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
52	Russia	0.822
53	Romania	0.821
54	Oman	0.816
55	Bahamas	0.812
56	Kazakhstan	0.811
57	Trinidad & Tobago	0.810
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
44	Hungary	$32 789
45	Turkey	$31 033
46	Slovakia	$30 690
47	Bahamas	$30 486
48	Croatia	$30 132
49	Romania	$30 027
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
98	Antigua & Barbuda	88.7
99	Paraguay	89.3
100	Ghana	89.4
101	Bahamas	89.6
102	Azerbaijan	89.9
103	Nicaragua	90.8
	The Americas Avg	81.6
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Bahamas's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

The Bahamas's population is predicted to rise to 414 859 by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.88. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
168	Maldives	0.5m
169	Malta	0.4m
170	Brunei	0.4m
171	Bahamas	0.4m
172	Belize	0.4m
173	Iceland	0.3m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
98	Georgia	71.7
99	St Kitts & Nevis	71.7
100	Ukraine	71.6
101	Bahamas	71.6
102	Tajikistan	71.6
103	Seychelles	71.3
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
15	Ireland	2.10
16	Iceland	2.10
17	Denmark	1.88
18	Bahamas	1.88
19	Finland	1.87
20	UK	1.87
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
122	Jamaica	21.0
123	Lebanon	21.1
124	Trinidad & Tobago	21.9
125	Bahamas	22.4
126	Costa Rica	22.6
127	Israel	22.9
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₆
Pos.		%₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
29	Cyprus	16.0%
30	Belize	16.0%
31	San Marino	15.7%
32	Bahamas	15.6%
33	Maldives	15.4%
34	USA	15.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
49	Lithuania	13.2%
50	Romania	13.1%
51	Iceland	13.0%
52	Bahamas	12.8%
53	Estonia	12.6%
54	Nicaragua	12.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Bahamas's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2020)₁₈_,₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈_,₁₉
1	Canada	21.2
2	Uruguay	26.7
3	Costa Rica	36.7
4	Chile	40.1
5	Argentina	43.8
	...
27	Belize	94.1
28	Cuba	97.7
29	Guyana	102.9
30	Bahamas	105.3
31	Antigua & Barbuda	105.4
32	Dominica	105.6
33	St Lucia	116.3
	The Americas Avg	74.2
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₈_,₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈_,₁₉
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
126	Morocco	102.8
127	Guyana	102.9
128	Rwanda	104.3
129	Bahamas	105.3
130	Antigua & Barbuda	105.4
131	Dominica	105.6
132	Kuwait	106.7
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₈.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₀
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₀
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
147	Lebanon	12
148	Thailand	11
149	Barbados	11
150	Bahamas	11
151	Cuba	11
152	Guyana	11
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₁
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
165	Saudi Arabia	13.73
166	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	13.73
167	Grenada	13.86
168	Bahamas	13.93
169	Zimbabwe	13.95
170	Djibouti	13.99
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₂
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
4	Ireland	4
5	Denmark	5
	...
45	Montenegro	44
46	Panama	46
47	Mongolia	47
48	Bahamas	48
49	Greece	48
50	Albania	50
	The Americas Avg	72.4
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Gender Equality:

The Bahamas has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better₂₃
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
4	Sweden	0.05
5	Iceland	0.05
	...
75	Fiji	0.36
76	Georgia	0.36
77	Argentina	0.36
78	Bahamas	0.36
79	Thailand	0.37
80	Myanmar (Burma)	0.37
	The Americas Avg	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
	...
142	Fiji	1963
143	Afghanistan	1963
144	Equatorial Guinea	1963
145	Bahamas	1963
146	Sudan	1964
147	Libya	1964
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₄
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₄
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
108	Mali	11
109	Tajikistan	11
110	Gabon	10
111	Bahamas	10
112	Kazakhstan	8
113	N. Korea	8
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better₂₅
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
56	San Marino	2.5
57	Mali	2.5
58	Costa Rica	2.5
59	Bahamas	2.5
60	Liechtenstein	2.5
61	Ukraine	2.5
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Bahamas's Health

#alcohol #Bahamas #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2020)₂₆_,₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₇
1	Antigua & Barbuda	75.6
2	Brazil	82.1
3	Cuba	82.4
4	Canada	83.5
5	Barbados	85.1
	...
11	Ecuador	90.5
12	El Salvador	90.5
13	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
14	Bahamas	92.3
15	USA	92.4
16	Costa Rica	93.8
17	Peru	96.5
	The Americas Avg	96.2
q=35.

Health (2020)₂₆_,₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₇
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
90	Sudan	91.2
91	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
92	Rwanda	91.9
93	Bahamas	92.3
94	Lithuania	92.4
95	USA	92.4
96	Latvia	93.1
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₆.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₆, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₆.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

The Bahamas does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. The Bahamas comes in the best 20 in its suicide rate₂₈ (one of the best in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to its immunizations take-up₂₉, its fertility rate₁₄, its smoking rate₃₀, its alcohol consumption rate₃₁ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₃ (one of the best in The Americas). But, there's bad news too. The Bahamas does worse than average when it comes to its average life expectancy₁₁. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂ (one of the highest in The Americas). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
98	Georgia	71.7
99	St Kitts & Nevis	71.7
100	Ukraine	71.6
101	Bahamas	71.6
102	Tajikistan	71.6
103	Seychelles	71.3
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₁
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
69	Honduras	4.0
70	Jamaica	4.2
71	Sri Lanka	4.3
72	Bahamas	4.4
73	Ecuador	4.4
74	Bolivia	4.8
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
15	Ireland	2.10
16	Iceland	2.10
17	Denmark	1.88
18	Bahamas	1.88
19	Finland	1.87
20	UK	1.87
	The Americas Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₀
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
63	Mexico	329
62	Sri Lanka	322
61	Sierra Leone	310
60	Bahamas	301
59	Bolivia	299
58	Congo, (Brazzaville)	294
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₂₈
Pos.		Per 100k₂₈
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
4	Jordan	0.2
5	Maldives	0.7
6	Azerbaijan	1.3
7	S. Africa	1.8
8	Bahamas	2.5
9	Peru	2.9
10	Kuwait	3.6
11	Armenia	3.9
12	Dominican Rep.	4.6
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
152	Trinidad & Tobago	152
153	Mozambique	153
154	Cape Verde	154
155	Bahamas	155
156	Libya	156
157	Papua New Guinea	157
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₃
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
163	Fiji	63.8
164	Canada	64.1
165	Israel	64.3
166	Bahamas	64.4
167	Australia	64.5
168	Iraq	64.6
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₃
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
79	Kazakhstan	27.9
80	Burundi	28.3
81	Mauritius	28.5
82	Bahamas	29.6
83	UAE	29.7
84	Grenada	30.5
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₂₉
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
42	Poland	96.5
43	Libya	96.4
44	St Kitts & Nevis	96.3
45	Bahamas	96.2
46	Maldives	96.2
47	Tajikistan	96.1
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Bahamas's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
4	Chile	51.6
5	Barbados	54.2
	...
15	Peru	70.1
16	Aruba	71.5
17	Colombia	77.1
18	Bahamas	80.0
19	Cuba	80.3
20	Cayman Islands	82.0
21	Dominican Rep.	83.4
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
95	Kuwait	77.6
96	Sri Lanka	79.6
97	Kenya	79.8
98	Bahamas	80.0
99	Cuba	80.3
100	Fiji	80.8
101	Jordan	81.1
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)₃₄
Pos.		Higher is better₃₄
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
44	Israel	89.1%
45	Sweden	88.9%
46	Mongolia	88.8%
47	Bahamas	88.4%
48	Ireland	88.3%
49	Netherlands	88.3%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)₃₅
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₅
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
112	Gabon	13.0
113	Vietnam	13.0
114	Togo	13.0
115	Bahamas	12.9
116	Nepal	12.9
117	St Lucia	12.9
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
111	Togo	111
112	Belize	112
113	Algeria	113
114	Bahamas	114
115	Bahrain	115
116	Kazakhstan	116
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is better₃₆
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
27	France	86%
28	S. Korea	86%
29	Australia	85%
30	Bahamas	85%
31	Puerto Rico	83%
32	Singapore	83%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₃₇
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
109	Qatar	0.0
110	Kuwait	0.0
111	Guernsey	0.0
112	Bahamas	0.0
113	Antigua & Barbuda	0.0
114	Venezuela	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Bahamas has a good long-term record on keeping corruption low, but things have been getting worse over the last ten years.

Corruption (2022)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better Points₃₈
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
27	UAE	67.0
28	Chile	67.0
29	Barbados	65.0
30	Bahamas	64.0
31	S. Korea	63.0
32	Israel	63.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
49	Seychelles	49
50	Grenada	50
51	Chile	51
52	Bahamas	52
53	UAE	53
54	Thailand	54
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
124	Lithuania	124
125	St Lucia	125
126	Chad	126
127	Bahamas	127
128	Liberia	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
91	Congo, DR	91
92	Pakistan	92
93	Estonia	93
94	Bahamas	94
95	Mauritania	95
96	Nicaragua	96
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
145	Chad	145
146	Central African Rep.	146
147	El Salvador	147
148	Bahamas	148
149	Marshall Islands	149
150	Burundi	150
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₃₉
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
94	Saudi Arabia	00.0
95	Grenada	00.0
96	Oman	00.0
97	Bahamas	00.0
98	Barbados	00.0
99	St Kitts & Nevis	00.0
	The Americas Avg	-00.2
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better₄₀
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
95	Kiribati	55.3
96	Bahrain	55.2
97	Nicaragua	55.0
98	Bahamas	55.0
99	Kyrgyzstan	54.9
100	Nigeria	54.8
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
21	Uganda	1993 Dec 29
22	Belarus	1993 Dec 29
23	Burkina Faso	1993 Dec 29
24	Bahamas	1993 Dec 29
25	St Lucia	1993 Dec 29
26	Tunisia	1993 Dec 29
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#health #inequality #life_expectancy

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is worse₄₁
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
58	Costa Rica	7.10
57	Russia	7.10
56	Sri Lanka	7.00
55	Bahamas	6.80
54	Oman	6.70
53	Saudi Arabia	6.40
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₄₂:

Christian	96%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.3%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	3.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 67.6% (Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%), Roman Catholic 13.5%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)₄₃.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₄₄, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for The Bahamas states:

“The constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom. The constitution specifically forbids infringement of a person's freedom to choose and change religion and provides for the right to practice the religion or belief of one's choice. However, the constitution also requires the government to respect Christian values. And political and public discourse often invokes the country's strong Christian heritage and Christian values.
The government meets regularly with religious leaders, both publicly and privately, to discuss societal, political, and economic issues. Religion is recognized as an academic subject at government schools and is included in mandatory standardized achievement and certificate tests. The country's Christian heritage has a strong influence on religion classes in government-supported schools, which focus on the study of Christian philosophy, Biblical texts, and, to a lesser extent, comparative and non-Christian religions presented in a Christian context. The constitution allows students, or their guardians in the case of minors, to decline to participate in religious education and observance in schools.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₄₅

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A List of All Religions and Belief Systems