Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 20.5% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.0% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 77.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
Life
have 33.2% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.3% less likely to be literate
In Bahrain, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2018. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 87.3% more 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bahrain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.8% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nicaragua: At a glance
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