70.1 87.6 93.4 95.1 97.6 98.4 100.0 OECD members
The Bahamas
100 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best)
INSUFFICIENT DATA
Latin America and the Caribbean
REGIONAL AVERAGE: 68.6
na
THE BAHAMAS
/165
The Bahamas
1007550 25
SDG1
SDG17 16SDG
SDG15
SDG14
SDG13
12SDG
SDG11
SDG10 SDG9
SDG8
SDG7
SDG6
SDG5
SDG4
SDG3
SDG2
The Bahamas
NA
Sustainable Development Report 2021 The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals
119
Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) 93.0 2019
• L
Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transport-related
infrastructure (worst 1–5 best) 2.4 2018
• p
The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of
top 3 universities (worst 0–100 best) * 0.0 2020
• •
Scientific and technical journal articles (per 1,000 population) 0.1 2018
• 5
Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) NA NA
• •
SDG10 – Reduced Inequalities
Gini coefficient adjusted for top income NA NA
• •
Palma ratio NA NA
• •
SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) NA NA• •
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than
2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³) 16.3 2019
• L
Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) NA NA
• •
Satisfaction with public transport (%) NA NA
• •
SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
Municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) 2.2 2015
• •
Electronic waste (kg/capita) 17.2 2019
• •
Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) 413.9 2012
• •
SO2 emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 10.3 2012
• •
Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) 44.1 2010
• •
Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 15.4 2010
• •
SDG13 – Climate Action
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production
(tCO2/capita) 5.1 2019
• 5
CO2 emissions embodied in imports (tCO2/capita) 2.6 2015
• 5
CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) 0.0 2017
• •
SDG14 – Life Below Water
Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) 28.7 2019
• 5
Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0–100 best) 61.8 2020
• 5
Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) 28.1 2014
• p
Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) 0.0 2016
• L
Fish caught that are then discarded (%) 0.0 2016
• •
Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) 1.7 2018
• •
SDG15 – Life on Land
Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) 29.2 2019
• 5
Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) 0.0 2019
• 5
Red List Index of species survival (worst 0–1 best) 0.7 2020
• p
Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 5-year average) 0.4 2018
• •
Terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity threats embodied in imports
(per million population) 0.4 2018
• •
SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Homicides (per 100,000 population) 32.0 2017
• L
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) 43.0 2015
• •
Population who feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where
they live (%) NA NA
• •
Property Rights (worst 1–7 best) NA NA
• •
Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) NA NA
• •
Corruption Perception Index (worst 0–100 best) 63 2020
• L
Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) NA NA
• •
Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD
per 100,000 population) 0.0 2019
• •
Press Freedom Index (best 0–100 worst) NA NA
• •
Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) 0.6 2020
• L
SDG17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 5.4 2018• D
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional
public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) NA NA
• •
Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) NA NA
• •
Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0–100 worst) 100.0 2019
• •
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0–100 best) 50.1 2019
• L
THE BAHAMAS
SDG1 – No Poverty
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (%) * NA NA
• •
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day (%) * NA NA
• •
SDG2 – Zero Hunger
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) * 1.2 2018
• •
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) * 2.6 2018
• L
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) * 0.7 2018
• L
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) 31.6 2016
• p
Human Trophic Level (best 2–3 worst) 2.3 2017
• D
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) 8.7 2018
• L
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0–1.41 worst) 1.1 2015
• p
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) NA NA
• •
SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 70 2017• L
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 6.7 2019
• L
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 12.6 2019
• L
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) 15.0 2019
• L
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) NA NA
• •
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer,
diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) 15.5 2016
• L
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and
ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) 20 2016
• •
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population) 7.8 2019
• L
Life expectancy at birth (years) 73.2 2019
• 5
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) 29.2 2018
• L
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 99.6 2014
• •
Surviving infants who received 2 WHO-recommended vaccines (%) 85 2019
• p
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage
(worst 0–100 best) 75 2017
• L
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0–10 best) NA NA
• •
SDG4 – Quality Education
Net primary enrollment rate (%) 86.5 2006
• •
Lower secondary completion rate (%) 92.2 2010
• •
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) NA NA
• •
SDG5 – Gender Equality
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods
(% of females aged 15 to 49) * 79.3 2020
• L
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) 102.6 2019
• L
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) 85.9 2019
• L
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 12.8 2020
• p
SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) 98.9 2017• L
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) 94.9 2017
• L
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) NA NA
• •
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) 1.4 2018
• •
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3/capita) 15.5 2013
• L
SDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
Population with access to electricity (%) 100.0 2018
• L
Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) 100.0 2016
• L
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion for electricity and heating per
total electricity output (MtCO2/TWh) NA NA
• •
SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
Adjusted GDP growth (%) -0.6 2019
• •
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) NA NA
• •
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a
mobile-money-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over) NA NA
• •
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force) 14.4 2020
• p
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) 0.6 2020
• L
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports
(per 100,000 population) 0.4 2015
• L
• 5 D L 5 D
L L D • p •
D 5 p 5 •
Notes: The full title of Goal 2 “Zero Hunger” is “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”.
The full title of each SDG is available here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals
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Decreasing5
StagnatingD
Moderately improvingL
On track or maintaining SDG achievement•
Information unavailable Major challenges Significant challenges Challenges remain SDG achieved Information unavailable STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDEX0 (WORST) TO 100 (BEST)
OVERALL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE BY SDG
COUNTRY RANKING COUNTRY SCORE
SDG DASHBOARDS AND TRENDS
INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVER INDEX
120
Sustainable Development Report 2021 The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals54.5
1000
L
Oceania Sub-Saharan Africa East and South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia Bahrain OECD members z
Oceania Sub-Saharan Africa East and South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia Bahrain OECD members z
70.1 83.9 87.6 93.4 95.1 97.6 98.4 100.0 100 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best) 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best)
100
Middle East and North Africa
REGIONAL AVERAGE: 67.1
66.1
BAHRAIN
Bahrain
5 100
75 50 25
SDG1
SDG17 16SDG
SDG15
SDG14
SDG13
12SDG
SDG11
SDG10 SDG9
SDG8
SDG7
SDG6
SDG SDG4
SDG3
SDG2
Bahrain
100
COUNTRY RANKING
/165
Sustainable Development Report 2021 The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals
121
Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) 122.6 2019
• L
Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transport-related
infrastructure (worst 1–5 best) 2.7 2018
• p
The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of
top 3 universities (worst 0–100 best) * 4.6 2020
• •
Scientific and technical journal articles (per 1,000 population) 0.2 2018
• D
Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) 0.1 2014
• •
SDG10 – Reduced Inequalities
Gini coefficient adjusted for top income NA NA
• •
Palma ratio NA NA
• •
SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) NA NA• •
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than
2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³) 72.8 2019
• p
Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) NA NA
• •
Satisfaction with public transport (%) 70 2020
• p
SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
Municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) 1.9 2016
• •
Electronic waste (kg/capita) 15.9 2019
• •
Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) 87.5 2012
• •
SO2 emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 9.3 2012
• •
Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) 17.3 2010
• •
Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 7.5 2010
• •
SDG13 – Climate Action
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production
(tCO2/capita) 20.9 2019
• 5
CO2 emissions embodied in imports (tCO2/capita) 1.5 2015
• D
CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) 0.0 2018
• •
SDG14 – Life Below Water
Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) 0.0 2019
• 5
Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0–100 best) 54.6 2020
• 5
Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) NA NA
• •
Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) 11.4 2016
• L
Fish caught that are then discarded (%) 17.3 2016
• •
Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) 0.0 2018
• •
SDG15 – Life on Land
Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) 0.0 2019
• 5
Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) NA NA
• •
Red List Index of species survival (worst 0–1 best) 0.7 2020
• p
Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 5-year average) NA NA
• •
Terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity threats embodied in imports
(per million population) 0.1 2018
• •
SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Homicides (per 100,000 population) 0.5 2014
• •
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) 25.7 2018
• L
Population who feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where
they live (%) 60 2011
• •
Property Rights (worst 1–7 best) 5.8 2020
• L
Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) 100.0 2019
• •
Corruption Perception Index (worst 0–100 best) 42 2020
• p
Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) NA NA
• •
Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD
per 100,000 population) * 0.0 2019
• •
Press Freedom Index (best 0–100 worst) 60.1 2020
• p
Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) NA NA
• •
SDG17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 4.8 2018• p
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional
public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) NA NA
• •
Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) NA NA
• •
Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0–100 worst) * NA NA
• •
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0–100 best) 54.5 2019
• L
BAHRAIN
SDG1 – No Poverty
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (%) * NA NA
• •
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day (%) * NA NA
• •
SDG2 – Zero Hunger
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) * 1.2 2018
• •
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) * 2.6 2018
• L
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) * 0.7 2018
• L
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) 29.8 2016
• p
Human Trophic Level (best 2–3 worst) NA NA
• •
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) NA NA
• •
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0–1.41 worst) 0.9 2015
• p
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) 7.6 2018
• •
SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 14 2017• L
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 2.9 2019
• L
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 6.9 2019
• L
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) 12.0 2019
• L
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) NA NA
• •
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer,
diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) 11.3 2016
• L
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and
ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) 40 2016
• •
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population) 5.2 2019
• L
Life expectancy at birth (years) 75.8 2019
• 5
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) 13.2 2018
• L
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 99.7 2015
• •
Surviving infants who received 2 WHO-recommended vaccines (%) 99 2019
• L
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage
(worst 0–100 best) 77 2017
• L
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0–10 best) 6.2 2020
• L
SDG4 – Quality Education
Net primary enrollment rate (%) 97.7 2019
• L
Lower secondary completion rate (%) 93.5 2019
• L
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) 99.7 2018
• •
SDG5 – Gender Equality
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods
(% of females aged 15 to 49) * 58.9 2020
• 5
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) 93.8 2019
• p
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) 51.9 2019
• 5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 15.0 2020
• D
SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) 100.0 2017• L
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) 100.0 2017
• L
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) 133.7 2017
• •
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) 86.9 2018
• •
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3/capita) 30.1 2013
• 5
SDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
Population with access to electricity (%) 100.0 2018
• L
Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) 100.0 2016
• L
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion for electricity and heating per
total electricity output (MtCO2/TWh) 1.1 2018
• L
SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
Adjusted GDP growth (%) -2.8 2019
• •
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) * NA NA
• •
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a
mobile-money-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over) 82.6 2017
• L
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force) 4.1 2020
• L
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) NA NA
• •
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports
(per 100,000 population) 1.0 2015
• L
L D D L D D
D 5 D • D •
L 5 p 5 5
Notes: The full title of Goal 2 “Zero Hunger” is “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”.
The full title of each SDG is available here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals
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Decreasing5
StagnatingD
Moderately improvingL
On track or maintaining SDG achievement•
Information unavailable Major challenges Significant challenges Challenges remain SDG achieved Information unavailable STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDEX0 (WORST) TO 100 (BEST)
OVERALL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE BY SDG
COUNTRY RANKING COUNTRY SCORE
SDG DASHBOARDS AND TRENDS
INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVER INDEX
122
Sustainable Development Report 2021 The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals58.1
1000
5
Oceania Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa East and South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia OECD members z
Oceania Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa East and South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia OECD members z
70.1 87.6 93.4 95.1 97.6 98.4 99.3 100.0 100 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best) 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best)
100 REGIONAL AVERAGE: 65.7
63.5
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh
East and South Asia
100 75 50 25
SDG1
SDG17 16SDG
SDG15
SDG14
SDG13
12
SDG11
10SDG SDG9
SDG8
SDG7
SDG6
SDG5
SDG4
SDG3
SDG2
Bangladesh
109
COUNTRY RANKING
/165
Sustainable Development Report 2021 The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals
123
Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) 52.8 2019
• L
Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transport-related
infrastructure (worst 1–5 best) 2.4 2018
• L
The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of
top 3 universities (worst 0–100 best) 17.7 2021
• •
Scientific and technical journal articles (per 1,000 population) 0.0 2018
• 5
Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) NA NA
• •
SDG10 – Reduced Inequalities
Gini coefficient adjusted for top income 38.7 2016
• •
Palma ratio 1.3 2018
• •
SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) 47.2 2018• D
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than
2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³) 59.5 2019
• D
Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) 37.1 2017
• 5
Satisfaction with public transport (%) 82 2019
• L
SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
Municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) 0.7 2012
• •
Electronic waste (kg/capita) 1.2 2019
• •
Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) 1.7 2012
• •
SO2 emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 0.4 2012
• •
Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) 8.5 2010
• •
Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 0.2 2010
• •
SDG13 – Climate Action
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production
(tCO2/capita) 0.6 2019
• L
CO2 emissions embodied in imports (tCO2/capita) 0.1 2015
• L
CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) NA NA
• •
SDG14 – Life Below Water
Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) 25.9 2019
• 5
Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0–100 best) 33.6 2020
• 5
Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) 1.7 2014
• L
Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) 16.1 2016
• 5
Fish caught that are then discarded (%) 4.7 2016
• •
Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) 0.0 2018
• •
SDG15 – Life on Land
Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) 43.7 2019
• 5
Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) 0.0 2019
• 5
Red List Index of species survival (worst 0–1 best) 0.7 2020
• p
Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 5-year average) 0.2 2018
• •
Terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity threats embodied in imports
(per million population) 0.0 2018
• •
SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Homicides (per 100,000 population) 2.4 2018
• D
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) 78.2 2018
• p
Population who feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where
they live (%) 68 2019
• p
Property Rights (worst 1–7 best) 4.0 2020
• p
Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) 56.2 2019
• •
Corruption Perception Index (worst 0–100 best) 26 2020
• 5
Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) 5.9 2019
• •
Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD
per 100,000 population) * 0.0 2019
• •
Press Freedom Index (best 0–100 worst) 49.4 2020
• p
Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) 0.4 2020
• 5
SDG17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 1.7 2019• p
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional
public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) NA NA
• •
Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) 10.2 2016
• •
Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0–100 worst) * 0.0 2019
• •
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0–100 best) 58.1 2019
• 5
BANGLADESH
SDG1 – No Poverty
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (%) 5.1 2021
• L
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day (%) 33.2 2021
• D
SDG2 – Zero Hunger
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) 13.0 2018
• L
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) 30.8 2018
• 5
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) 8.4 2018
• 5
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) 3.6 2016
• L
Human Trophic Level (best 2–3 worst) 2.1 2017
• L
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) 4.8 2018
• L
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0–1.41 worst) 0.7 2015
• 5
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) NA NA
• •
SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 173 2017• L
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 19.1 2019
• L
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 30.8 2019
• L
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) 221.0 2019
• 5
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) NA NA
• •
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer,
diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) 21.6 2016
• 5
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and
ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) 149 2016
• •
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population) 15.4 2019
• 5
Life expectancy at birth (years) 74.3 2019
• 5
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) 82.3 2018
• 5
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 49.8 2016
• L
Surviving infants who received 2 WHO-recommended vaccines (%) 97 2019
• L
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage
(worst 0–100 best) 48 2017
• D
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0–10 best) 5.1 2019
• L
SDG4 – Quality Education
Net primary enrollment rate (%) 95.0 2010
• •
Lower secondary completion rate (%) 88.0 2018
• L
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) 94.9 2019
• •
SDG5 – Gender Equality
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods
(% of females aged 15 to 49) 77.4 2019
• D
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) 82.6 2019
• D
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) 44.6 2019
• D
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 20.9 2020
• 5
SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) 97.0 2017• L
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) 48.2 2017
• 5
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) 5.7 2017
• •
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) 0.0 2018
• •
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3/capita) 1.0 2013
• L
SDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
Population with access to electricity (%) 85.2 2018
• L
Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) 17.7 2016
• 5
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion for electricity and heating per
total electricity output (MtCO2/TWh) 1.1 2018
• L
SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
Adjusted GDP growth (%) 0.7 2019
• •
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) 3.7 2018
• •
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a
mobile-money-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over) 50.0 2017
• L
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force) 5.3 2020
• p
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) 0.4 2020
• p
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports
(per 100,000 population) 0.1 2015
• L
5 D D L D L
L D 5 • • •
5 5 p D •
Notes: The full title of Goal 2 “Zero Hunger” is “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”.
The full title of each SDG is available here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals
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Decreasing5
StagnatingD
Moderately improvingL
On track or maintaining SDG achievement•
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OVERALL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE BY SDG
COUNTRY RANKING COUNTRY SCORE
SDG DASHBOARDS AND TRENDS
INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVER INDEX
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Oceania Sub-Saharan Africa East and South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia Barbados OECD members zz
Oceania Sub-Saharan Africa East and South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia Barbados OECD members zz
70.1 78.8 87.6 93.4 95.1 97.6 98.4 100.0 100 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best) 0
0 (worst) to 100 (best)
100 REGIONAL AVERAGE: 68.6
68.4
BARBADOS
/165 83 Barbados
Latin America and the Caribbean
100 75 50 25
SDG1
SDG17 16SDG
SDG15
SDG14
SDG13
12SDG
SDG11
SDG10 SDG9
SDG8
SDG7
SDG6
SDG5
SDG4
SDG3
SDG2
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Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) 42.2 2019
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Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transport-related
infrastructure (worst 1–5 best) NA NA
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The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of
top 3 universities (worst 0–100 best) * 0.0 2020
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Scientific and technical journal articles (per 1,000 population) 0.1 2018
• p
Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) NA NA
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SDG10 – Reduced Inequalities
Gini coefficient adjusted for top income NA NA
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Palma ratio NA NA
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SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) NA NA• •
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than
2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³) 21.6 2019
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Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) NA NA
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Satisfaction with public transport (%) NA NA
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SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
Municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) 5.4 2011
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Electronic waste (kg/capita) 12.7 2019
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Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) 433.6 2012
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SO2 emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 12.6 2012
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Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) 25.9 2010
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Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 11.3 2010
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SDG13 – Climate Action
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production
(tCO2/capita) 4.1 2019
• 5
CO2 emissions embodied in imports (tCO2/capita) 2.2 2015
• 5
CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) 0.0 2020
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SDG14 – Life Below Water
Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) 0.0 2019
• 5
Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0–100 best) 64.1 2020
• 5
Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) 52.2 2014
• 5
Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) 0.0 2016
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Fish caught that are then discarded (%) 0.0 2016
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Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) 0.5 2018
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SDG15 – Life on Land
Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) 0.2 2019
• 5
Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) NA NA
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Red List Index of species survival (worst 0–1 best) 0.9 2020
• p
Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 5-year average) 0.1 2018
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Terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity threats embodied in imports
(per million population) 0.6 2018
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SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Homicides (per 100,000 population) 9.8 2018
• D
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) 56.1 2018
• p
Population who feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where
they live (%) NA NA
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Property Rights (worst 1–7 best) 4.8 2020
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Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) 98.7 2019
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Corruption Perception Index (worst 0–100 best) 64 2020
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Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) 1.2 2012
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Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD
per 100,000 population) * 0.0 2019
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Press Freedom Index (best 0–100 worst) NA NA
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Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) 0.7 2020
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SDG17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 7.3 2018• p
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional
public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) NA NA
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Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) NA NA
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Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0–100 worst) * 0.0 2019
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Statistical Performance Index (worst 0–100 best) NA NA
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BARBADOS
SDG1 – No Poverty
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (%) 2.5 2021
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Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day (%) 6.6 2021
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SDG2 – Zero Hunger
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) 4.3 2018
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Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) 7.7 2012
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Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) 6.8 2012
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Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) 23.1 2016
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Human Trophic Level (best 2–3 worst) 2.3 2017
• 5
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) 2.9 2018
• L
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0–1.41 worst) 1.2 2015
• 5
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) NA NA
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SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 27 2017• L
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 8.4 2019
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Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 12.7 2019
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Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) 0.0 2019
• L
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) 0.2 2019
• L
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer,
diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) 16.2 2016
• L
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and
ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) 31 2016
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ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) 31 2016