Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 12.0% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
have 3.6 times more doctors per person
Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
be 85.0% less likely to die by suicide
Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.5 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 74.8% less spent on your healthcare
Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 10.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 85.4% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
have 32.7% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more 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 Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lebanon, about 80.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 39.3% more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 39.8% more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 11.2 times more likely to be murdered
Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 19.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 56.0% less strain on fresh water
Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
find 57.1% less home broadband
Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
use 95.8% less electricity
Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 13.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 92.1% less CO2
Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
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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