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

Health

be 20.8% less likely to be obese

In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.

live 4.0 years less

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 26.9% less money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.

be 70.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.

Life

be 52.4% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.

be 35.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.

have 29.6% fewer children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 10.2% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 82.6% more on education

Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 65.0% more on healthcare

Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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