Bahamas vs Middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Bahamas
67.0%
in 2025
Middle income
57.7%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
27th
Middle income rank
28th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Bahamas
- Middle income
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 67.0% against 57.7% in Middle income, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Middle income ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 62.6% | 2.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 60.5% | 6.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 58.1% | 6.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 57.0% | 8.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Bahamas or Middle income?
- Bahamas, at 67.0% against 57.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Bahamas and Middle income?
- 9.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Middle income ranks 28th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.