If you lived in Bahrain instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.7 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 27.7% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 10.3% more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.

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have 60.9% fewer doctors per person

Bahamas has 18.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.

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be 43.4% more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahrain, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 88.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.

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make 22.5% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.

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Life

be 77.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 34.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahrain, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.2% more children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahrain, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 31.0% less on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 36.5% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 95.5% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.

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Safety

be 99.4% less likely to be murdered

Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 50.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 32.8% less home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahrain has 17.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 6.8 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.6 times more CO2

Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Bahrain: At a glance

Bahrain is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 760 sq km. In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. Facing declining oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining and has become an international banking center. Bahrain's small size and central location among Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. The Sunni-led government has struggled to manage relations with its large Shia-majority population. In early 2011, amid Arab uprisings elsewhere in the region, the Bahraini Government confronted similar protests at home with police and military action, including deploying Gulf Cooperation Council security forces to Bahrain. Sporadic clashes between demonstrators and security forces continue in Bahrain. Ongoing dissatisfaction with the political status quo has led to a broader discussion termed the Bahrain National Dialogue, a process that convenes members of the executive, parliament, and political societies in an attempt to reach a political agreement.
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