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Puerto Rico vs Bahamas

18 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Puerto Rico; the dashed grey line is Bahamas.

Country A · Puerto Rico
Country B · Bahamas

Climate

Temperature anomaly

Puerto Rico: 0.51 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Bahamas: 0.47 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
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How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Puerto Rico: 25,288 kWh/person/year · 2023Bahamas: 30,598 kWh/person/year · 2023
050k19801990200020102020Bahamashigh 2004low 1999

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Puerto Rico: 4.93 % of electricity · 2025Bahamas: 0.89 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Puerto Rico: 1.14 % of electricity · 2025Bahamas: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Puerto Rico: 16.5 % of electricity · 2025Bahamas: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
051015200020052010201520202025Bahamashigh 2019low 2001

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Puerto Rico: 47.6 % of electricity · 2025Bahamas: 99.1 % of electricity · 2024
050100200020052010201520202025Bahamaslow 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Puerto Rico: 29.5 % of electricity · 2025Bahamas: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
02040200020052010201520202025Bahamashigh 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Puerto Rico: 363.8 ha/year · 2024Bahamas: 1,958 ha/year · 2024
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Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Puerto Rico: 49.2 % of land · 2025Bahamas: 50.9 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Puerto Rico: 0.69 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Bahamas: 0.70 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.20.40.6200020102020Bahamaslow 2017

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Puerto Rico: 6.60 % of land area · 2024Bahamas: 34.6 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Puerto Rico: 19.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Bahamas: 41.1 kg N/ha of cropland · 2021
0501001502005201020152020Bahamashigh 2018low 2009

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Puerto Rico: 1.90 % of territorial waters · 2024Bahamas: 7.70 % of territorial waters · 2024
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How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Puerto Rico: 94.3 % living in cities · 2025Bahamas: 81.3 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Renewable water per person

Puerto Rico: 2,205 m³/person/year · 2022Bahamas: 1,761 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Puerto Rico: 1,133 mm/year · 2025Bahamas: 966.5 mm/year · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Bahamashigh 1979low 1967

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Puerto Rico: 6.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Bahamas: 3.20 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Bahamashigh 1979low 1967

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Puerto Rico: 7.30 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Bahamas: 5.20 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0520002005201020152020Bahamashigh 2017low 2011

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data