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

Health

be 41.8% less likely to be obese

In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 46.4% more spent on your healthcare

Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.

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have 4.7 times more doctors per person

Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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live 2.1 years less

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 12.5% more money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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be 7.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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Life

be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahrain, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 79.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahrain, approximately 7.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 41.0% fewer children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on education

Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 96.0% more on healthcare

Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 23.6 times more coastline

Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 45.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 7.7 times more likely to be murdered

Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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live with 90.2% less strain on fresh water

Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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use 77.1% less electricity

Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 80.9% less likely to die from air pollution

In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 67.5% less CO2

Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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