Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.7% more money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 75.0% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 37.7% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 81.8% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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