Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malta instead of Bahrain, you would:

Health

live 3.3 years longer

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% 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 Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 55.5% 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 Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.

have 23.0% fewer children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 13.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.7 times more on education

Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Bahrain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 22.2% more coastline

Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Malta: At a glance

Malta is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 316 sq km. Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
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