Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.8% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.8% more money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.
be 48.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 64.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahrain, approximately 10.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 11.7% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.7% less coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.