Bahamas: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 92.5% (2024), 42nd of 188 in the world and 2nd of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 96.7 (2024), 146th of 210 in the world and 29th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 25.3 (2024), 75th of 208 in the world and 11th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: Bahamas in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 92.5%2024 | 42/188 | 2/34 | 8.0% | 43.0% | 92.4% | +15.6 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 96.72024 | 146/210 | 29/40 | 9.7 | 116.6 | 117.7 | +17%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 25.32024 | 75/208 | 11/39 | 1.32001 | 6.7 | 21.0 | +25%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 23.22024 | 52/213 | 11/40 | 35.3 | 35.2 | 23.0 | −29%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 6,3552024 | 70/215 | 8/42 | · | 354 | 1,253 | +787%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 10/215 | 3/42 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 10/211 | 3/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 11/213 | 4/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 5/192 | 2/33 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 2,007 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+15.6 pp92.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+25%25.3 in 2024
- Secure servers+787%6,355 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Bahamas and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahamas. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahamas | United States | United Kingdom | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 92.5%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 95.5%2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 96.72024 | 113.22024 | 121.62024 | — |
| Fixed broadband | 25.32024 | 38.92024 | 42.22024 | — |
| Fixed telephone | 23.22024 | 23.62024 | 34.42024 | 8.82022 |
| Secure servers | 6,3552024 | 196,6162024 | 68,3952024 | 8602024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | — |