Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 70.7% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
Life
have 73.1% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people 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 Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.0% less likely to be literate
In Bahrain, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 73.7% more 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 Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.6% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 17.5% more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.2 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.