Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 57.1% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
see 36.6% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.
have 80.5% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahrain scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 49.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
have 35.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 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 13.4% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.1% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 43.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 41.0% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 87.7% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 92.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.2 times more electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh as of 2023.
find 41.8% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahrain has 17.0 as of 2024.
Environment
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.1 times more CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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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