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Bahrain vs Botswana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 2.52M in Botswana (ranked 143/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 218,816 sq mi for Botswana (ranked 174th vs. 47th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Botswana
Population
1650128
2595266
Population rank 151/197 143/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$19.4B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 133/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$7,695
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 98/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$20,538
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$6.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
43.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$2,523
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 110/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$4,596
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
218,816 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
2.73
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
24.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
69.4 years
2025

Bahrain and Botswana: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Botswana economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Botswana
Year GDP
Bahrain Botswana
1960 - $30,411,414
1961 - $32,902,613
1962 - $35,644,957
1963 - $38,091,843
1964 - $41,616,348
1965 - $45,788,696
1966 - $51,465,655
1967 - $58,642,354
1968 - $66,248,441
1969 - $77,361,547
1970 $391,577,364 $96,243,234
1971 $422,181,562 $127,448,614
1972 $534,081,184 $164,460,915
1973 $761,132,545 $244,124,164
1974 $1,042,176,884 $306,044,208
1975 $1,099,107,601 $355,168,572
1976 $1,581,709,519 $372,025,093
1977 $1,989,060,283 $451,624,780
1978 $2,272,042,965 $590,407,374
1979 $2,710,160,739 $819,870,259
1980 $3,493,834,468 $1,060,889,704
1981 $3,943,109,532 $1,073,812,830
1982 $4,145,421,080 $1,014,945,696
1983 $4,247,030,468 $1,172,230,397
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,240,822,167
1985 $4,152,376,484 $1,114,783,343
1986 $3,470,746,843 $1,392,602,164
1987 $3,856,922,694 $1,965,226,890
1988 $4,209,834,173 $2,644,554,159
1989 $4,393,093,963 $3,083,822,112
1990 $4,809,511,005 $3,790,636,324
1991 $5,248,911,170 $3,942,876,703
1992 $5,402,232,447 $4,146,464,587
1993 $5,913,001,064 $4,160,129,175
1994 $6,330,627,926 $4,259,259,604
1995 $6,651,180,851 $4,730,599,122
1996 $6,938,166,755 $4,847,757,218
1997 $7,219,407,713 $5,020,265,627
1998 $7,031,309,043 $4,790,481,509
1999 $7,528,469,149 $5,484,263,347
2000 $9,062,898,936 $5,788,329,609
2001 $8,976,196,809 $5,489,608,300
2002 $9,593,510,638 $5,438,863,983
2003 $11,074,813,830 $7,511,582,173
2004 $13,150,159,574 $8,957,467,707
2005 $15,968,723,404 $9,918,907,108
2006 $18,504,760,638 $9,919,158,482
2007 $21,730,000,000 $10,567,270,656
2008 $25,710,904,255 $10,730,829,116
2009 $22,938,218,085 $10,118,459,242
2010 $26,805,984,043 $12,637,273,429
2011 $29,914,680,851 $15,110,643,612
2012 $31,963,404,255 $13,907,464,500
2013 $33,823,324,468 $14,271,738,933
2014 $34,772,526,596 $15,470,088,501
2015 $32,523,297,872 $13,530,748,845
2016 $33,884,680,851 $15,082,637,184
2017 $37,204,813,830 $16,105,155,857
2018 $39,567,978,723 $17,031,943,186
2019 $40,446,808,511 $16,725,908,149
2020 $35,837,632,979 $14,960,251,611
2021 $40,840,212,766 $18,750,182,235
2022 $46,458,191,489 $20,321,150,598
2023 $46,192,260,638 $19,411,266,967
2024 $47,736,702,128 $19,400,774,882

Bahrain and Botswana economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Botswana
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Botswana
1960 - $58.9
1961 - $62.3
1962 - $66
1963 - $68.9
1964 - $73.5
1965 - $79.7
1966 - $89.1
1967 - $100.9
1968 - $113.4
1969 - $131.8
1970 $1,742 $163
1971 $1,830 $212.2
1972 $2,206 $264.2
1973 $2,981 $374
1974 $3,874 $446
1975 $3,880 $493
1976 $5,310 $490
1977 $6,358 $565
1978 $6,926 $695
1979 $7,891 $909
1980 $9,733 $1,132
1981 $10,557 $1,107
1982 $10,712 $1,006
1983 $10,599 $1,121
1984 $10,697 $1,145
1985 $9,649 $994
1986 $7,777 $1,200
1987 $8,333 $1,639
1988 $8,772 $2,141
1989 $8,833 $2,428
1990 $9,343 $2,903
1991 $10,434 $2,939
1992 $10,460 $3,005
1993 $11,152 $2,929
1994 $11,629 $2,917
1995 $11,901 $3,156
1996 $12,092 $3,156
1997 $12,255 $3,194
1998 $11,625 $2,981
1999 $12,123 $3,340
2000 $14,214 $3,451
2001 $13,573 $3,206
2002 $13,501 $3,117
2003 $14,486 $4,230
2004 $15,964 $4,957
2005 $17,966 $5,391
2006 $19,267 $5,292
2007 $20,908 $5,529
2008 $23,299 $5,503
2009 $19,465 $5,083
2010 $21,819 $6,216
2011 $25,033 $7,287
2012 $26,439 $6,596
2013 $26,990 $6,667
2014 $26,452 $7,122
2015 $23,734 $6,141
2016 $23,800 $6,749
2017 $24,785 $7,105
2018 $26,324 $7,408
2019 $27,260 $7,172
2020 $24,343 $6,323
2021 $27,148 $7,808
2022 $30,471 $8,329
2023 $29,290 $7,826
2024 $30,048 $7,695

Bahrain vs. Botswana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Botswana
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Botswana
1950 38.6 46.2
1951 39.3 46.6
1952 39.9 47
1953 40.7 47.5
1954 41.6 48
1955 42.8 48.5
1956 44.1 49
1957 45.7 49.5
1958 47.3 50.1
1959 49 50.7
1960 50.6 51.2
1961 52.3 51.8
1962 53.9 52.3
1963 55.4 52.8
1964 56.9 53.4
1965 58.4 53.9
1966 59.7 54.4
1967 61 54.9
1968 62.3 55.4
1969 63.4 55.9
1970 64.4 56.4
1971 65.3 57.1
1972 66.1 57.7
1973 66.9 58.3
1974 67.6 58.9
1975 68.3 59.5
1976 68.9 60.2
1977 69.4 60.9
1978 69.9 61.5
1979 70.3 62
1980 70.7 62.5
1981 71 63
1982 71.4 63.4
1983 71.6 63.6
1984 71.9 63.7
1985 72.1 63.6
1986 72.3 63.4
1987 72.4 62.8
1988 72.5 61.7
1989 72.5 61.2
1990 72.6 60.1
1991 72.7 58.9
1992 72.8 58.2
1993 72.9 57.3
1994 73.1 56
1995 73.4 54.7
1996 73.6 54.3
1997 73.9 53.6
1998 74.1 53
1999 74.4 52.5
2000 74.7 52.3
2001 74.9 52.2
2002 75.2 52.4
2003 75.5 52.9
2004 75.8 53.6
2005 76.1 54.4
2006 76.5 55.1
2007 77 56.7
2008 77.5 57.7
2009 78 58.3
2010 78.6 59.1
2011 79.1 59.7
2012 79.6 60.4
2013 80 61.2
2014 80.2 62.2
2015 80.3 63.2
2016 80.4 64.3
2017 80.4 65.4
2018 80.4 66.4
2019 80.5 67.2
2020 78.7 67.6
2021 78.1 63.3
2022 81 68.7
2023 81.3 69.2
2024 81.4 69.3
2025 81.6 69.4

Bahrain and Botswana population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Botswana
Year Population
Bahrain Botswana
1960 165,477 516,165
1961 172,346 527,942
1962 179,349 540,186
1963 186,501 552,966
1964 193,816 566,266
1965 200,866 574,664
1966 207,543 577,866
1967 214,189 580,933
1968 219,337 583,966
1969 222,469 587,066
1970 224,809 590,334
1971 230,733 600,481
1972 242,113 622,407
1973 255,320 652,408
1974 269,038 685,448
1975 283,243 720,380
1976 297,863 758,508
1977 312,823 799,574
1978 328,046 849,239
1979 343,457 901,742
1980 358,978 937,485
1981 373,524 969,996
1982 386,983 1,009,269
1983 400,707 1,046,137
1984 415,154 1,083,660
1985 430,358 1,121,945
1986 446,286 1,160,650
1987 462,854 1,199,167
1988 479,929 1,235,476
1989 497,327 1,270,274
1990 514,797 1,305,696
1991 503,052 1,341,756
1992 516,458 1,380,033
1993 530,225 1,420,115
1994 544,366 1,460,023
1995 558,879 1,498,836
1996 573,792 1,535,914
1997 589,115 1,571,691
1998 604,842 1,606,899
1999 620,989 1,641,997
2000 637,582 1,677,382
2001 661,316 1,712,254
2002 710,553 1,744,763
2003 764,517 1,775,736
2004 823,741 1,807,146
2005 888,822 1,839,877
2006 960,424 1,874,516
2007 1,039,295 1,911,201
2008 1,103,496 1,949,970
2009 1,178,415 1,990,673
2010 1,228,543 2,033,111
2011 1,195,020 2,073,535
2012 1,208,964 2,108,617
2013 1,253,191 2,140,682
2014 1,314,562 2,172,044
2015 1,370,322 2,203,273
2016 1,423,726 2,234,776
2017 1,501,116 2,266,747
2018 1,503,091 2,299,141
2019 1,483,756 2,332,083
2020 1,472,204 2,365,894
2021 1,504,365 2,401,441
2022 1,524,693 2,439,892
2023 1,577,059 2,480,244
2024 1,588,670 2,521,139

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Botswana

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Botswana
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Botswana
1960 7.26 6.6
1961 7.23 6.56
1962 7.19 6.54
1963 7.14 6.58
1964 7.09 6.61
1965 7.03 6.6
1966 6.94 6.61
1967 6.84 6.6
1968 6.71 6.58
1969 6.57 6.56
1970 6.43 6.55
1971 6.28 6.54
1972 6.14 6.56
1973 5.97 6.59
1974 5.79 6.61
1975 5.62 6.61
1976 5.45 6.6
1977 5.29 6.54
1978 5.12 6.48
1979 4.94 6.4
1980 4.76 6.29
1981 4.6 6.16
1982 4.51 5.97
1983 4.41 5.79
1984 4.3 5.63
1985 4.28 5.48
1986 4.25 5.33
1987 4.13 5.1
1988 4.04 4.88
1989 3.96 4.67
1990 3.82 4.51
1991 3.63 4.37
1992 3.55 4.26
1993 3.46 4.15
1994 3.29 4.02
1995 3.13 3.79
1996 2.99 3.57
1997 2.92 3.43
1998 2.89 3.36
1999 2.9 3.31
2000 2.8 3.29
2001 2.65 3.25
2002 2.7 3.18
2003 2.78 3.11
2004 2.77 3.06
2005 2.67 3.08
2006 2.46 3.11
2007 2.28 3.13
2008 2.15 3.13
2009 2.05 3.13
2010 1.99 3.14
2011 2.03 3.1
2012 2.11 3.07
2013 2.17 3.05
2014 2.15 3.03
2015 2.11 3.01
2016 2.04 2.99
2017 1.98 2.97
2018 1.91 2.94
2019 1.84 2.91
2020 1.86 2.86
2021 1.85 2.83
2022 1.84 2.79
2023 1.82 2.73

Bahrain and Botswana demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Botswana
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Botswana
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.7 17.4
1962 18.5 17.1
1963 18.4 16.8
1964 18.2 16.6
1965 17.9 16.4
1966 17.7 16.2
1967 17.4 15.9
1968 17.2 15.7
1969 17.2 15.6
1970 17.4 15.4
1971 17.6 15.3
1972 17.9 15.4
1973 18.3 15.6
1974 18.7 15.8
1975 19.2 16
1976 19.6 16.2
1977 20.2 16.4
1978 20.7 16.6
1979 21.3 16.9
1980 21.8 16.8
1981 22.2 16.8
1982 22.4 16.8
1983 22.6 16.8
1984 22.8 16.8
1985 23 16.8
1986 23.3 16.9
1987 23.6 16.9
1988 23.9 17
1989 24.2 17.1
1990 24.6 17.3
1991 25.1 17.4
1992 25.2 17.6
1993 25.2 17.8
1994 25.2 18
1995 25.3 18.3
1996 25.4 18.6
1997 25.5 18.8
1998 25.8 19.1
1999 26.2 19.4
2000 26.6 19.7
2001 26.8 20
2002 26.8 20.3
2003 26.8 20.6
2004 27 20.9
2005 27.4 21.2
2006 27.8 21.5
2007 28.3 21.7
2008 28.9 22
2009 29.6 22.2
2010 30 22.5
2011 30.2 22.7
2012 30.5 22.8
2013 30.8 22.7
2014 30.9 22.7
2015 31.1 22.7
2016 31.2 22.7
2017 31.4 22.8
2018 31.8 22.9
2019 32.2 23.1
2020 31.9 23.3
2021 31.6 23.4
2022 32.6 23.6
2023 33.8 23.9
2024 34.2 24.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Botswana
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
34.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
8.06%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
2.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-11.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
24.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
63.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
29.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
42.9%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.4%
2015
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
23
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$3.59B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$3.46B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$128M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
1,830,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
4.56%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
61.4%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Botswana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
1,165 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$17.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
7.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
66.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
27.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
23.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
1,522 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
0.25%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76%
2023

Society

Bahrain Botswana
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-5,778
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
73.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
10.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
26.4
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
86
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
86.8%
2013
English speaking
80%
2025
38.4%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
81.4%
2023

Health

Bahrain Botswana
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$478
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$21
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
69.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
6.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.38
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
39.6
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
7.27 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Botswana
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.38%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
86,792 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
99,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
57,528 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
19,727 mi
2017

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