Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malta, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.5% 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 Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malta, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malta, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.2% more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malta: At a glance
How big is Malta compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.