Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 1.3% as of 2022.
make 11.3% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 60.5% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahrain, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahrain, on the other hand, 10.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bahrain spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 78.0% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahrain: At a glance
How big is Bahrain compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.