Population
412.6K
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,373
in 2031
Passport power
#51
101 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
8
Top: Nassau
Country overview
- Official name
- Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Capital
- Nassau
- Continent
- North America / Caribbean
- Area
- 13,943 km²
- Population
- 412.6K
- Density
- 25.2/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .bs
- Calling code
- +1
- Timezone
- UTC-05:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #51 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 101
- Total accessible
- 139
- Immigration programs
- 1 Residency
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 93.0%, No religion 4.5%, Folk religion 1.9%, Other 0.6%
- Currencies
- $ BSD — Bahamian dollar, $ USD — United States dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.820
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $49,373
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.7 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 92.5%
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 9.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 81.3%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 5.2 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 85th pct
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 32.2/100k
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Expats in Zero-Income-Tax Countries Still Face IRS Filing Obligations | Tax & banking | MyExpatTaxes | 4 months ago |