Human Development Index: males vs. females in Bahamas
Bahamas: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8136 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Bahamas, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Bahamas stood at 0.8136. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Bahamas peaked at 0.8136 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7614, in 1991.
Bahamas ranks 69th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7625 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7614 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7623 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7629 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7644 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7716 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7772 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7705 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7734 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7806 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7854 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7878 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7917 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7921 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7945 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7966 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7968 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7998 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7979 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7974 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7984 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8012 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8023 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8032 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8037 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8048 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8072 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8089 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.801 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.794 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7919 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8133 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8136 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.8136 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.8136 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7687 | 0.7614 | 0.7806 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7943 | 0.7854 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8028 | 0.7974 | 0.8089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8032 | 0.7919 | 0.8136 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5945 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Bahamas?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Bahamas was 0.8136 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8136 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7614 in 1991.
- How does Bahamas rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Bahamas ranks 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.