Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 19.9 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $57,600 as of 2023.
be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 46.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahrain, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.8% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Bahrain, it is 97.5% as of 2018.
be 35.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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.
have 43.8% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahrain, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Bahrain, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.9% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Bahrain spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.6% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.