Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 17.6% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
be 42.3% less likely to die by suicide
Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.0 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 30.8% less spent on your healthcare
Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
Economy
be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 39.2% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Turkey, about 89.8% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% more on education
Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 44.7 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 19.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 16.1 times more likely to be murdered
Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 37.9% more home broadband
Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 64.2% less strain on fresh water
Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 83.9% less electricity
Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 42.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 77.5% less CO2
Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 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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