Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 82.6% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.4 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 77.4% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $57,600 as of 2023, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2023.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 19.5% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 18.9% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 81.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 33.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.6% less on education
Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.