Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 15.1% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahrain, that number is 29.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 59.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahrain, that number is 3.6% as of 2017.
make 52.1% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $40,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 32.9% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahrain, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 55.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahrain, 14.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% less on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahrain spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 37.9% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 71.4% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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 Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.