Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.5% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahrain, that number is 29.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $40,900 as of 2020.
be 69.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahrain, that number is 3.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 14.0% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Bahrain, it is 97.5% as of 2018.
be 31.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahrain, on the other hand, 10.2 children do as of 2022.
have 18.8% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahrain, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bahrain spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 40.3% less on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahrain: At a glance
How big is Bahrain compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.