Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
be 50.4% less likely to die by suicide
Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 15.7% more likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 98.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 52.9% 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 Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 16.7% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 24.0% more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 25.0% more likely to be murdered
Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 13.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 94.1% less home broadband
Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 28.8 times more strain on fresh water
Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
use 28.7% less electricity
Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 33.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Kuwait: At a glance
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