Human Development & Quality of Life in the Bahamas
Human Development
UNDP places Bahamas at rank 66 with a 2023 HDI of 0.820, a very high human development result. The aggregate hides useful detail: Gender development sits close to parity on the GDI measure at 1.015 (UNDP group 1). The profile also records that the income component uses GNI per capita of $30,975 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Bahamas' HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for the Bahamas rests on life expectancy of 74.6, schooling measures of 11.9 expected years and 12.8 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $30,975 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation. When looking across the UNDP tables, preserve the source's country coverage before using the result as a shorthand for lived experience.
Inequality changes the headline
IHDI reframes Bahamas' HDI by accounting for unequal outcomes within the population. That is a different question from how satisfied people say they are with life.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
The broader UNDP dashboard for the Bahamas adds GDI 1.015, GII 0.325, PHDI 0.712 to the HDI result. These measures answer different questions, so they are kept separate.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No comparable OECD life-satisfaction observation is published on this page for the Bahamas. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Bahamas' numbers say together
Taken alongside HDI, Bahamas' profile includes IHDI 0.670 with a 18.3% loss; PHDI 0.712 after a 13.2% adjustment; GDI 1.015. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
For 2023, Bahamas records HDI 0.820 and rank 66 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes.
The IHDI is 0.670, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 18.3% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.015 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.712, with a 13.2% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bahamas' HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Bahamas an HDI of 0.820 for 2023 and rank 66.
How does inequality affect Bahamas' HDI?
IHDI for the Bahamas is 0.670 in the 2023 table. That represents a 18.3% reduction from the headline development index.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Quality-of-life data for the Bahamas appear only when the page can tie the value to a comparable source and year. A missing source value is shown as unavailable. For the profile as a whole, treat the value as the published measure so the limitation remains visible to the reader.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI has three core dimensions: health, knowledge and standard of living. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure. When using this figure elsewhere, preserve the distinction between level and distribution so the limitation remains visible to the reader.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.