Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bahrain instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 51.7% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 65.2% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahrain scores 76 as of 2021.

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have 44.9% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.

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Life

be 54.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahrain, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 54.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 58.9% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 25.0% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 34.2% more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.

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Safety

be 54.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Bahrain: At a glance

Bahrain is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 760 sq km. In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. Facing declining oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining and has become an international banking center. Bahrain's small size and central location among Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. The Sunni-led government has struggled to manage relations with its large Shia-majority population. In early 2011, amid Arab uprisings elsewhere in the region, the Bahraini Government confronted similar protests at home with police and military action, including deploying Gulf Cooperation Council security forces to Bahrain. Sporadic clashes between demonstrators and security forces continue in Bahrain. Ongoing dissatisfaction with the political status quo has led to a broader discussion termed the Bahrain National Dialogue, a process that convenes members of the executive, parliament, and political societies in an attempt to reach a political agreement.
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