Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Iceland, 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.
be 36.1% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahrain, that number is 29.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 64.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 1.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahrain, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 71.4% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahrain spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 56.2% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahrain, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.