Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United Kingdom, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 62.5% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 11.5% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.2 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.