Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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.
be 66.2% less likely to die by suicide
Cuba has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahrain, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 52.0% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
have 92.2% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.
Economy
be 37.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 51.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
have 39.6% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahrain, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 77.6% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 57.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 95.5% less likely to be murdered
Cuba has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 50.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.5 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahrain has 17.0 as of 2024.
use 15.8 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh as of 2023.
live with 5.6 times more strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bahrain withdraws 134% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 12.5 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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