Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 63.9% more money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Kentucky, the GDP per capita is $50,135 as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kentucky, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 12.6% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kentucky, about 87.4% do as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this

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