Which has higher births and deaths per year, Bahamas or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 3,677 deaths against 3,484 deaths in Bahamas as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Bahamas and Western Sahara?

193 deaths, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Western Sahara?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Western Sahara: Births and deaths per year

Bahamas

3,484 deaths

in 2023

Western Sahara

3,677 deaths

in 2023

Bahamas rank

172nd

Western Sahara rank

169th

Births and deaths per year over time

Bahamas
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 3,677 deaths against 3,484 deaths in Bahamas, a difference of 193 deaths.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 172nd and Western Sahara ranks 169th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	957.8 deaths	532.2 deaths	425.6 deaths	Bahamas
1960s	1,105 deaths	1,043 deaths	62.2 deaths	Bahamas
1970s	1,247 deaths	1,739 deaths	491.7 deaths	Western Sahara
1980s	1,486 deaths	2,560 deaths	1,074 deaths	Western Sahara
1990s	1,903 deaths	1,789 deaths	114.1 deaths	Bahamas
2000s	2,312 deaths	2,270 deaths	41.7 deaths	Bahamas
2010s	3,018 deaths	2,950 deaths	68 deaths	Bahamas
2020s	3,782 deaths	3,544 deaths	237.75 deaths	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Bahamas or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 3,677 deaths against 3,484 deaths in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Bahamas and Western Sahara?: 193 deaths, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Western Sahara rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Bahamas ranks 172nd and Western Sahara ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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