Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 17.8% more likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 35.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.0% 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 24.8% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 39.1% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Bahrain? See an in-depth size comparison.