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Bahrain vs Barbados statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 282K in Barbados (ranked 175/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 166 sq mi for Barbados (ranked 174th vs. 184th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Barbados
Population
1650128
282698
Population rank 151/197 175/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$7.16B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 158/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$25,366
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 47/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$22,672
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$7.48B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$26,478
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 27/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$17,631
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Bahrain and Barbados: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Barbados economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Barbados
Year GDP
Bahrain Barbados
1960 - $80,021,847
1961 - $85,363,759
1962 - $88,782,583
1963 - $99,893,761
1964 - $99,252,731
1965 - $105,021,997
1966 - $113,195,123
1967 - $125,554,009
1968 - $125,733,669
1969 - $141,393,142
1970 $391,577,364 $166,210,203
1971 $422,181,562 $186,826,503
1972 $534,081,184 $213,725,217
1973 $761,132,545 $260,767,828
1974 $1,042,176,884 $311,804,630
1975 $1,099,107,601 $402,178,605
1976 $1,581,709,519 $435,911,269
1977 $1,989,060,283 $495,097,668
1978 $2,272,042,965 $552,883,707
1979 $2,710,160,739 $670,362,452
1980 $3,493,834,468 $1,012,280,615
1981 $3,943,109,532 $1,114,204,743
1982 $4,145,421,080 $1,163,923,830
1983 $4,247,030,468 $1,236,016,507
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,346,890,071
1985 $4,152,376,484 $1,409,536,121
1986 $3,470,746,843 $1,547,755,183
1987 $3,856,922,694 $1,704,370,308
1988 $4,209,834,173 $1,812,757,918
1989 $4,393,093,963 $2,006,165,167
1990 $4,809,511,005 $2,012,131,457
1991 $5,248,911,170 $2,020,583,702
1992 $5,402,232,447 $1,957,000,000
1993 $5,913,001,064 $2,063,342,117
1994 $6,330,627,926 $2,151,344,901
1995 $6,651,180,851 $2,216,974,096
1996 $6,938,166,755 $2,363,645,403
1997 $7,219,407,713 $2,498,384,130
1998 $7,031,309,043 $2,817,083,478
1999 $7,528,469,149 $2,951,822,205
2000 $9,062,898,936 $3,059,500,000
2001 $8,976,196,809 $3,054,500,000
2002 $9,593,510,638 $3,106,500,000
2003 $11,074,813,830 $3,209,500,000
2004 $13,150,159,574 $3,444,500,000
2005 $15,968,723,404 $3,819,500,000
2006 $18,504,760,638 $4,217,323,400
2007 $21,730,000,000 $4,675,767,950
2008 $25,710,904,255 $4,790,410,400
2009 $22,938,218,085 $4,466,809,600
2010 $26,805,984,043 $5,191,188,500
2011 $29,914,680,851 $5,342,183,800
2012 $31,963,404,255 $5,271,257,500
2013 $33,823,324,468 $5,361,158,350
2014 $34,772,526,596 $5,365,976,700
2015 $32,523,297,872 $5,288,057,750
2016 $33,884,680,851 $5,330,761,500
2017 $37,204,813,830 $5,517,340,450
2018 $39,567,978,723 $5,629,916,200
2019 $40,446,808,511 $5,788,288,000
2020 $35,837,632,979 $5,168,344,450
2021 $40,840,212,766 $5,275,242,050
2022 $46,458,191,489 $6,257,303,500
2023 $46,192,260,638 $6,720,733,200
2024 $47,736,702,128 $7,165,000,000

Bahrain and Barbados economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Barbados
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Barbados
1960 - $347
1961 - $366
1962 - $377
1963 - $421
1964 - $414
1965 - $433
1966 - $462
1967 - $508
1968 - $506
1969 - $567
1970 $1,742 $666
1971 $1,830 $750
1972 $2,206 $856
1973 $2,981 $1,042
1974 $3,874 $1,243
1975 $3,880 $1,601
1976 $5,310 $1,734
1977 $6,358 $1,968
1978 $6,926 $2,198
1979 $7,891 $2,668
1980 $9,733 $4,025
1981 $10,557 $4,417
1982 $10,712 $4,599
1983 $10,599 $4,866
1984 $10,697 $5,284
1985 $9,649 $5,510
1986 $7,777 $6,031
1987 $8,333 $6,625
1988 $8,772 $7,033
1989 $8,833 $7,773
1990 $9,343 $7,781
1991 $10,434 $7,790
1992 $10,460 $7,519
1993 $11,152 $7,905
1994 $11,629 $8,223
1995 $11,901 $8,460
1996 $12,092 $9,012
1997 $12,255 $9,522
1998 $11,625 $10,734
1999 $12,123 $11,244
2000 $14,214 $11,675
2001 $13,573 $11,640
2002 $13,501 $11,760
2003 $14,486 $12,076
2004 $15,964 $12,886
2005 $17,966 $14,214
2006 $19,267 $15,620
2007 $20,908 $17,235
2008 $23,299 $17,566
2009 $19,465 $16,295
2010 $21,819 $18,860
2011 $25,033 $19,346
2012 $26,439 $19,034
2013 $26,990 $19,308
2014 $26,452 $19,278
2015 $23,734 $18,954
2016 $23,800 $19,066
2017 $24,785 $19,693
2018 $26,324 $20,056
2019 $27,260 $20,584
2020 $24,343 $18,347
2021 $27,148 $18,697
2022 $30,471 $22,164
2023 $29,290 $23,804
2024 $30,048 $25,366

Bahrain vs. Barbados life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Barbados
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Barbados
1950 38.6 53.6
1951 39.3 54.7
1952 39.9 55.9
1953 40.7 57
1954 41.6 58.3
1955 42.8 59
1956 44.1 60.5
1957 45.7 61.7
1958 47.3 62.4
1959 49 63.3
1960 50.6 64.1
1961 52.3 65
1962 53.9 65.7
1963 55.4 66.2
1964 56.9 66.7
1965 58.4 67.2
1966 59.7 67.7
1967 61 67.9
1968 62.3 68.2
1969 63.4 68.5
1970 64.4 68.5
1971 65.3 68.8
1972 66.1 69.1
1973 66.9 69.1
1974 67.6 69.4
1975 68.3 69.8
1976 68.9 70.1
1977 69.4 70.6
1978 69.9 71.1
1979 70.3 71.5
1980 70.7 72.1
1981 71 72.6
1982 71.4 72.9
1983 71.6 73.2
1984 71.9 73.3
1985 72.1 73.3
1986 72.3 73.4
1987 72.4 73.5
1988 72.5 73.4
1989 72.5 73.4
1990 72.6 73.5
1991 72.7 73.5
1992 72.8 73.6
1993 72.9 73.7
1994 73.1 73.8
1995 73.4 73.9
1996 73.6 74.1
1997 73.9 74
1998 74.1 74.5
1999 74.4 74.6
2000 74.7 74.6
2001 74.9 74.7
2002 75.2 74.8
2003 75.5 74.9
2004 75.8 75.1
2005 76.1 75
2006 76.5 75
2007 77 75.3
2008 77.5 75.3
2009 78 75.5
2010 78.6 75.5
2011 79.1 75.6
2012 79.6 75.7
2013 80 75.8
2014 80.2 75.9
2015 80.3 76.1
2016 80.4 76.2
2017 80.4 76.2
2018 80.4 76.4
2019 80.5 76.5
2020 78.7 76.6
2021 78.1 76.6
2022 81 75.7
2023 81.3 76.2
2024 81.4 76.3
2025 81.6 76.5

Bahrain and Barbados population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Barbados
Year Population
Bahrain Barbados
1960 165,477 230,893
1961 172,346 233,148
1962 179,349 235,224
1963 186,501 237,557
1964 193,816 239,958
1965 200,866 242,417
1966 207,543 244,996
1967 214,189 247,091
1968 219,337 248,540
1969 222,469 249,444
1970 224,809 249,387
1971 230,733 249,168
1972 242,113 249,658
1973 255,320 250,322
1974 269,038 250,777
1975 283,243 251,175
1976 297,863 251,442
1977 312,823 251,626
1978 328,046 251,551
1979 343,457 251,269
1980 358,978 251,524
1981 373,524 252,270
1982 386,983 253,095
1983 400,707 253,992
1984 415,154 254,920
1985 430,358 255,820
1986 446,286 256,618
1987 462,854 257,279
1988 479,929 257,763
1989 497,327 258,109
1990 514,797 258,582
1991 503,052 259,373
1992 516,458 260,267
1993 530,225 261,027
1994 544,366 261,620
1995 558,879 262,039
1996 573,792 262,284
1997 589,115 262,392
1998 604,842 262,436
1999 620,989 262,517
2000 637,582 262,063
2001 661,316 262,425
2002 710,553 264,148
2003 764,517 265,776
2004 823,741 267,298
2005 888,822 268,706
2006 960,424 270,002
2007 1,039,295 271,288
2008 1,103,496 272,714
2009 1,178,415 274,123
2010 1,228,543 275,243
2011 1,195,020 276,139
2012 1,208,964 276,938
2013 1,253,191 277,665
2014 1,314,562 278,348
2015 1,370,322 278,990
2016 1,423,726 279,598
2017 1,501,116 280,171
2018 1,503,091 280,711
2019 1,483,756 281,207
2020 1,472,204 281,698
2021 1,504,365 282,147
2022 1,524,693 282,318
2023 1,577,059 282,336
2024 1,588,670 282,467

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Barbados

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Barbados
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Barbados
1960 7.26 4.71
1961 7.23 4.15
1962 7.19 4.3
1963 7.14 4.3
1964 7.09 4.21
1965 7.03 4.18
1966 6.94 4.14
1967 6.84 3.6
1968 6.71 3.57
1969 6.57 3.34
1970 6.43 3.08
1971 6.28 3.2
1972 6.14 3.15
1973 5.97 2.87
1974 5.79 2.65
1975 5.62 2.45
1976 5.45 2.24
1977 5.29 2.2
1978 5.12 1.84
1979 4.94 1.86
1980 4.76 1.78
1981 4.6 1.85
1982 4.51 1.86
1983 4.41 1.86
1984 4.3 1.75
1985 4.28 1.77
1986 4.25 1.69
1987 4.13 1.61
1988 4.04 1.58
1989 3.96 1.64
1990 3.82 1.84
1991 3.63 1.84
1992 3.55 1.8
1993 3.46 1.77
1994 3.29 1.73
1995 3.13 1.7
1996 2.99 1.67
1997 2.92 1.65
1998 2.89 1.62
1999 2.9 1.78
2000 2.8 1.93
2001 2.65 1.96
2002 2.7 1.86
2003 2.78 1.86
2004 2.77 1.8
2005 2.67 1.74
2006 2.46 1.7
2007 2.28 1.76
2008 2.15 1.76
2009 2.05 1.77
2010 1.99 1.79
2011 2.03 1.76
2012 2.11 1.73
2013 2.17 1.73
2014 2.15 1.73
2015 2.11 1.73
2016 2.04 1.72
2017 1.98 1.72
2018 1.91 1.72
2019 1.84 1.72
2020 1.86 1.71
2021 1.85 1.71
2022 1.84 1.71
2023 1.82 1.71

Bahrain and Barbados demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Barbados
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Barbados
1960 18.8 21.9
1961 18.7 21.8
1962 18.5 21.8
1963 18.4 21.8
1964 18.2 21.8
1965 17.9 21.8
1966 17.7 21.8
1967 17.4 21.9
1968 17.2 22.1
1969 17.2 22.2
1970 17.4 22.4
1971 17.6 22.6
1972 17.9 22.8
1973 18.3 23
1974 18.7 23.2
1975 19.2 23.5
1976 19.6 23.8
1977 20.2 24.1
1978 20.7 24.5
1979 21.3 24.9
1980 21.8 25.3
1981 22.2 25.7
1982 22.4 26.1
1983 22.6 26.5
1984 22.8 26.9
1985 23 27.3
1986 23.3 27.7
1987 23.6 28
1988 23.9 28.4
1989 24.2 28.7
1990 24.6 29.1
1991 25.1 29.5
1992 25.2 29.9
1993 25.2 30.4
1994 25.2 30.8
1995 25.3 31.3
1996 25.4 31.7
1997 25.5 32.1
1998 25.8 32.6
1999 26.2 33
2000 26.6 33.3
2001 26.8 33.7
2002 26.8 34
2003 26.8 34.3
2004 27 34.6
2005 27.4 34.9
2006 27.8 35.3
2007 28.3 35.6
2008 28.9 36
2009 29.6 36.3
2010 30 36.5
2011 30.2 36.8
2012 30.5 37.1
2013 30.8 37.4
2014 30.9 37.7
2015 31.1 37.9
2016 31.2 38.2
2017 31.4 38.5
2018 31.8 38.7
2019 32.2 39
2020 31.9 39.2
2021 31.6 39.4
2022 32.6 39.6
2023 33.8 39.9
2024 34.2 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Barbados
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$6.68B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
27.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
3.56%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-0.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
6.54%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
75.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
13.2%
2023
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
68.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.5%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
15
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$2.78B
2020
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$1.65B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$85.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
966,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
44.4%
2016
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bahrain Barbados
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
1,478 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$13.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
0.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
2.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
5.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
7.33%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Barbados
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-70
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
31.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
65.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
15.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
155
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
99.5%
1980
English speaking
80%
2025
100%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
80%
2023

Health

Bahrain Barbados
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$1,302
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$609
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.67%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
2.97
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
10
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
38.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
99
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
8.22 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Barbados
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
38.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
24.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
1,056 mi
2015

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