Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.0% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $57,600 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 11.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
Life
have 77.9% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.4% less likely to be literate
In Bahrain, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2018. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 55.7% more 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bahrain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 53.4% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 19.9% more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.