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Bahrain vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 174th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 96/197 ($47.1B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 42/197 ($29,654), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Iceland
Population
1656695
395314
Population rank 151/197 173/197
GDP
$47.1B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$29,654
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$66,941
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$63.1B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
147%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$39,738
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 14/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
309 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Bahrain and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Iceland
Year GDP
Bahrain Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 - $299,309,938
1963 - $357,240,896
1964 - $456,206,299
1965 - $550,150,988
1966 - $660,663,763
1967 - $652,609,076
1968 - $498,365,200
1969 - $435,659,610
1970 $391,577,364 $545,115,909
1971 $422,181,562 $693,679,545
1972 $534,081,184 $869,002,946
1973 $761,132,545 $1,194,794,186
1974 $1,042,176,884 $1,568,154,077
1975 $1,099,107,601 $1,456,052,700
1976 $1,581,709,519 $1,727,845,419
1977 $1,989,060,283 $2,285,707,749
1978 $2,272,042,965 $2,599,627,089
1979 $2,710,160,739 $2,953,176,971
1980 $3,493,834,468 $3,499,616,683
1981 $3,943,109,532 $3,615,094,820
1982 $4,145,421,080 $3,318,714,326
1983 $4,247,030,468 $2,862,634,164
1984 $4,440,874,566 $2,964,568,006
1985 $4,152,376,484 $3,088,359,967
1986 $3,470,746,843 $4,129,080,094
1987 $3,856,922,694 $5,713,281,235
1988 $4,209,834,173 $6,320,093,411
1989 $4,393,093,963 $5,870,854,233
1990 $4,809,511,005 $6,694,851,159
1991 $5,248,911,170 $7,151,260,062
1992 $5,402,232,447 $7,328,497,599
1993 $5,913,001,064 $6,435,952,174
1994 $6,330,627,926 $6,612,804,056
1995 $6,651,180,851 $7,372,640,169
1996 $6,938,166,755 $7,686,566,105
1997 $7,219,407,713 $7,716,781,803
1998 $7,031,309,043 $8,637,732,542
1999 $7,528,469,149 $9,107,644,691
2000 $9,062,898,936 $9,140,168,922
2001 $8,976,196,809 $8,323,401,820
2002 $9,593,510,638 $9,416,199,700
2003 $11,074,813,830 $11,564,687,742
2004 $13,150,159,574 $13,963,943,244
2005 $15,968,723,404 $17,146,410,561
2006 $18,504,760,638 $17,671,649,843
2007 $21,730,000,000 $21,960,110,030
2008 $25,710,904,255 $18,247,921,360
2009 $22,938,218,085 $13,212,543,838
2010 $26,805,984,043 $13,922,711,577
2011 $29,914,680,851 $15,394,005,872
2012 $31,963,404,255 $14,943,757,823
2013 $33,823,324,468 $16,244,319,959
2014 $34,772,526,596 $18,052,183,515
2015 $32,523,297,872 $17,700,486,957
2016 $33,884,680,851 $21,083,713,310
2017 $37,204,813,830 $25,060,086,488
2018 $39,567,978,723 $26,677,652,544
2019 $40,446,808,511 $24,985,687,022
2020 $35,837,632,979 $22,034,665,041
2021 $40,840,212,766 $26,234,872,402
2022 $46,458,191,489 $29,166,102,877
2023 $46,192,260,638 $31,677,891,897
2024 $47,109,734,309 $33,255,181,469

Bahrain and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 - $1,641
1963 - $1,924
1964 - $2,414
1965 - $2,861
1966 - $3,378
1967 - $3,284
1968 - $2,473
1969 - $2,142
1970 $1,742 $2,666
1971 $1,830 $3,366
1972 $2,206 $4,155
1973 $2,981 $5,627
1974 $3,874 $7,287
1975 $3,880 $6,680
1976 $5,310 $7,848
1977 $6,358 $10,305
1978 $6,926 $11,630
1979 $7,891 $13,082
1980 $9,733 $15,340
1981 $10,557 $15,666
1982 $10,712 $14,191
1983 $10,599 $12,080
1984 $10,697 $12,378
1985 $9,649 $12,793
1986 $7,777 $16,980
1987 $8,333 $23,238
1988 $8,772 $25,307
1989 $8,833 $23,219
1990 $9,343 $26,272
1991 $10,434 $27,740
1992 $10,460 $28,072
1993 $11,152 $24,404
1994 $11,629 $24,858
1995 $11,901 $27,565
1996 $12,092 $28,584
1997 $12,255 $28,462
1998 $11,625 $31,519
1999 $12,123 $32,834
2000 $14,214 $32,504
2001 $13,573 $29,208
2002 $13,501 $32,749
2003 $14,486 $39,944
2004 $15,964 $47,810
2005 $17,966 $57,784
2006 $19,267 $58,172
2007 $20,908 $70,483
2008 $23,299 $57,489
2009 $19,465 $41,484
2010 $21,819 $43,776
2011 $25,033 $48,255
2012 $26,439 $46,595
2013 $26,990 $50,173
2014 $26,452 $55,140
2015 $23,734 $53,506
2016 $23,800 $62,854
2017 $24,785 $72,976
2018 $26,324 $75,634
2019 $27,260 $69,296
2020 $24,343 $60,128
2021 $27,148 $70,425
2022 $30,471 $76,350
2023 $29,290 $82,139
2024 $29,654 $86,041

Bahrain vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Iceland
1950 38.6 71
1951 39.3 71
1952 39.9 72.4
1953 40.7 72.3
1954 41.6 73.3
1955 42.8 73.3
1956 44.1 72.9
1957 45.7 73.4
1958 47.3 73.3
1959 49 72.6
1960 50.6 74
1961 52.3 73.4
1962 53.9 73.6
1963 55.4 72.9
1964 56.9 73.5
1965 58.4 73.8
1966 59.7 73.1
1967 61 73.7
1968 62.3 73.9
1969 63.4 73.7
1970 64.4 73.8
1971 65.3 73.5
1972 66.1 74.4
1973 66.9 74.3
1974 67.6 74.1
1975 68.3 75.3
1976 68.9 76.6
1977 69.4 76.1
1978 69.9 76.4
1979 70.3 76.5
1980 70.7 76.6
1981 71 76.2
1982 71.4 76.8
1983 71.6 76.4
1984 71.9 77.3
1985 72.1 77.4
1986 72.3 77.9
1987 72.4 77.1
1988 72.5 76.9
1989 72.5 77.9
1990 72.6 77.7
1991 72.7 77.8
1992 72.8 78.6
1993 72.9 78.8
1994 73.1 79
1995 73.4 77.5
1996 73.6 78.6
1997 73.9 78.7
1998 74.1 79.4
1999 74.4 79.2
2000 74.7 79.5
2001 74.9 80.4
2002 75.2 80.3
2003 75.5 80.8
2004 75.8 80.7
2005 76.1 81.2
2006 76.5 80.9
2007 77 81.1
2008 77.5 81.2
2009 78 81.4
2010 78.6 81.6
2011 79.1 82
2012 79.6 82.3
2013 80 81.7
2014 80.2 82.4
2015 80.3 82.2
2016 80.4 81.8
2017 80.4 82.2
2018 80.4 82.5
2019 80.5 82.8
2020 78.7 82.7
2021 78.1 82.8
2022 81 81.6
2023 81.3 82.7
2024 81.4 83
2025 81.6 83.2
2026 81.7 83.3

Bahrain and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Iceland
Year Population
Bahrain Iceland
1960 165,477 175,574
1961 172,346 179,029
1962 179,349 182,378
1963 186,501 185,653
1964 193,816 188,983
1965 200,866 192,286
1966 207,543 195,570
1967 214,189 198,751
1968 219,337 201,488
1969 222,469 203,369
1970 224,809 204,438
1971 230,733 206,098
1972 242,113 209,137
1973 255,320 212,317
1974 269,038 215,209
1975 283,243 217,979
1976 297,863 220,154
1977 312,823 221,799
1978 328,046 223,537
1979 343,457 225,735
1980 358,978 228,138
1981 373,524 230,755
1982 386,983 233,860
1983 400,707 236,977
1984 415,154 239,511
1985 430,358 241,405
1986 446,286 243,180
1987 462,854 245,859
1988 479,929 249,740
1989 497,327 252,852
1990 514,797 254,826
1991 503,052 257,797
1992 516,458 261,057
1993 530,225 263,725
1994 544,366 266,021
1995 558,879 267,468
1996 573,792 268,916
1997 589,115 271,128
1998 604,842 274,047
1999 620,989 277,381
2000 637,582 281,205
2001 661,316 284,968
2002 710,553 287,523
2003 764,517 289,521
2004 823,741 292,074
2005 888,822 296,734
2006 960,424 303,782
2007 1,039,295 311,566
2008 1,103,496 317,414
2009 1,178,415 318,499
2010 1,228,543 318,041
2011 1,195,020 319,014
2012 1,208,964 320,716
2013 1,253,191 323,764
2014 1,314,562 327,386
2015 1,370,322 330,815
2016 1,423,726 335,439
2017 1,501,116 343,400
2018 1,503,091 352,721
2019 1,483,756 360,563
2020 1,472,204 366,463
2021 1,504,365 372,520
2022 1,524,693 382,003
2023 1,577,059 385,663
2024 1,588,670 386,506

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Iceland

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Iceland
1960 7.26 4.29
1961 7.23 3.88
1962 7.19 3.98
1963 7.14 3.99
1964 7.09 3.88
1965 7.03 3.73
1966 6.94 3.59
1967 6.84 3.28
1968 6.71 3.06
1969 6.57 2.99
1970 6.43 2.81
1971 6.28 2.92
1972 6.14 3.09
1973 5.97 2.94
1974 5.79 2.66
1975 5.62 2.65
1976 5.45 2.52
1977 5.29 2.31
1978 5.12 2.35
1979 4.94 2.49
1980 4.76 2.48
1981 4.6 2.33
1982 4.51 2.27
1983 4.41 2.24
1984 4.3 2.08
1985 4.28 1.93
1986 4.25 1.92
1987 4.13 2.06
1988 4.04 2.26
1989 3.96 2.19
1990 3.82 2.3
1991 3.63 2.18
1992 3.55 2.21
1993 3.46 2.22
1994 3.29 2.14
1995 3.13 2.08
1996 2.99 2.12
1997 2.92 2.04
1998 2.89 2.05
1999 2.9 1.99
2000 2.8 2.08
2001 2.65 1.95
2002 2.7 1.93
2003 2.78 1.99
2004 2.77 2.04
2005 2.67 2.05
2006 2.46 2.08
2007 2.28 2.09
2008 2.15 2.15
2009 2.05 2.23
2010 1.99 2.2
2011 2.03 2.02
2012 2.11 2.04
2013 2.17 1.93
2014 2.15 1.93
2015 2.11 1.8
2016 2.04 1.74
2017 1.98 1.71
2018 1.91 1.71
2019 1.84 1.74
2020 1.86 1.72
2021 1.85 1.82
2022 1.84 1.59
2023 1.82 1.59

Bahrain and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Iceland
1960 18.8 25.4
1961 18.7 25.2
1962 18.5 24.9
1963 18.4 24.7
1964 18.2 24.4
1965 17.9 24.2
1966 17.7 24.1
1967 17.4 24.1
1968 17.2 24.2
1969 17.2 24.3
1970 17.4 24.5
1971 17.6 24.7
1972 17.9 24.8
1973 18.3 24.9
1974 18.7 25.1
1975 19.2 25.4
1976 19.6 25.7
1977 20.2 26
1978 20.7 26.4
1979 21.3 26.7
1980 21.8 26.9
1981 22.2 27.2
1982 22.4 27.5
1983 22.6 27.7
1984 22.8 28
1985 23 28.4
1986 23.3 28.8
1987 23.6 29.1
1988 23.9 29.3
1989 24.2 29.6
1990 24.6 30
1991 25.1 30.2
1992 25.2 30.5
1993 25.2 30.8
1994 25.2 31.1
1995 25.3 31.5
1996 25.4 31.8
1997 25.5 32.1
1998 25.8 32.4
1999 26.2 32.6
2000 26.6 32.8
2001 26.8 33
2002 26.8 33.4
2003 26.8 33.7
2004 27 34
2005 27.4 34.2
2006 27.8 34.5
2007 28.3 34.6
2008 28.9 34.5
2009 29.6 34.6
2010 30 34.9
2011 30.2 35.1
2012 30.5 35.4
2013 30.8 35.5
2014 30.9 35.7
2015 31.1 36
2016 31.2 36.2
2017 31.4 36.3
2018 31.8 36.4
2019 32.2 36.5
2020 31.9 36.6
2021 31.6 36.7
2022 32.6 36.7
2023 33.8 36.9
2024 34.2 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$44.6B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.1%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.89%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.1%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.2%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
42.3%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
34
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
38 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
23.9 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
0 kWh
2023
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Iceland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
51
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
99%
2003
English speaking
80%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
99.8%
2023

Health

Bahrain Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
13
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Iceland
% of world land
0.0005%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
8,014 mi
2012

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