Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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
make 4.7 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $57,600 as of 2023.
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 23.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahrain, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 44.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahrain, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 29.4% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahrain spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.4% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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 Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.