Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 47.7% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 35.5% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 35.3% 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 17.3% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 82.6% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Malaysia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.0 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.