Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 91.0% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahrain, that number is 29.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.9% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $40,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 51.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahrain, 14.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 14.8% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 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 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bahrain spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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 Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.