Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 17.4% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 69.9% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 59.5% 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 Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 18.5% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 5.6 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.2 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.