Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 45.4% more spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.
be 40.3% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
have 70.8% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.
Economy
be 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 3.6 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahrain, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.1% less on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 99.2% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 50.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 14.9 times more electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh as of 2023.
live with 36.8 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bahrain withdraws 134% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.3 times more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain emits 23.9 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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