Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 53.2% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 4.9 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.3% less spent on your healthcare
Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 27.0% fewer doctors per person
Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
make 73.7% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% 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 Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
have 32.5% fewer children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 13.5% more on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.0 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 82.8% less strain on fresh water
Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
find 12.4% less home broadband
Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 87.2% less electricity
Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 57.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 83.4% less CO2
Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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