If you lived in Bahrain instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.3 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 10.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.

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have 4.5 times more doctors per person

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.

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have 76.7% more access to essential health services

Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahrain scores 76 as of 2021.

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be 36.9% less likely to die by suicide

Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahrain, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.

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make 10.0 times more money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.

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Life

be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 95.6% more likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Bahrain, it is 97.8% as of 2024.

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be 83.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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.

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have 61.9% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahrain, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.

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be 29.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Bahrain, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 47.6% less on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 16.6% more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 68.7% less coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.

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Safety

be 60.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 10.6 times more home broadband

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahrain has 17.0 as of 2024.

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use 65.3 times more electricity

Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 26.3 times more strain on fresh water

Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bahrain withdraws 134% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 20.9% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 40.5 times more CO2

Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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