Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Syria has 15.2 as of 2021.
be 87.3% less likely to die by suicide
Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.9 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.2% less spent on your healthcare
Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
have 15.8% less access to essential health services
Bahrain scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Syria scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 96.5% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
have 92.5% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 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 Syria, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bahrain, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 53.4% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.2% less on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.9% more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.6% less home broadband
Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
use 96.3% less electricity
Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 94.7% less CO2
Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 22.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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