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
make 21.8% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $40,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahrain, 14.0 women do as of 2017.
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 69.7% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahrain spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 53.5% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
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.