Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 81.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 70.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahrain, approximately 10.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 160.0 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.