Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bahrain instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 5.1 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 73.9% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.

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have 91.4% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.

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have 11.6% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahrain scores 76 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 89.4% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.

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Life

have 25.8% more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahrain, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 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.

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Expenditures

spend 28.2% more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 39.3 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.

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Infrastructure

find 69.5% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahrain has 17.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Bahrain: At a glance

Bahrain is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 760 sq km. In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. Facing declining oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining and has become an international banking center. Bahrain's small size and central location among Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. The Sunni-led government has struggled to manage relations with its large Shia-majority population. In early 2011, amid Arab uprisings elsewhere in the region, the Bahraini Government confronted similar protests at home with police and military action, including deploying Gulf Cooperation Council security forces to Bahrain. Sporadic clashes between demonstrators and security forces continue in Bahrain. Ongoing dissatisfaction with the political status quo has led to a broader discussion termed the Bahrain National Dialogue, a process that convenes members of the executive, parliament, and political societies in an attempt to reach a political agreement.
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