Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.6 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 23.0% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.
have 54.4% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.
be 41.6% more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahrain, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 54.6% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahrain, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
be 39.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 24.2% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 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 37.4% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% less on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 52.0% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 98.3% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 11.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 8.5 times more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh as of 2023.
live with 148.6 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bahrain withdraws 134% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.7 times more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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