Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.9% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 56.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 66.2% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.0 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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