Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 44.4% more spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahrain spends $2,555 as of 2023.
be 21.4% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahrain, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
have 66.9% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bahrain has 7.4 as of 2020.
be 73.2% more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahrain, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahrain, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 64.5% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $30,597 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Bahrain, about 100.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bahrain spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Bahrain, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 93.8% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bahrain, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 24.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahrain, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 6.2 times more electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh as of 2023.
find 27.5% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahrain has 17.0 as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bahrain withdraws 134% as of 2022.
Environment
be 74.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahrain, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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