Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 3.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 27.4% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahrain, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahrain, 14.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Bahrain spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 51.2% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.2% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.