Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 79.2% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 59.9% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 33.7% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.9% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.2% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 35.0% more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.1 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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