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Bahrain vs Burkina Faso statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 23.5M in Burkina Faso (ranked 59/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 105,638 sq mi for Burkina Faso (ranked 174th vs. 73rd).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Burkina Faso
Population
1650128
24497999
Population rank 151/197 59/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$23.3B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 122/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$987
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 179/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$2,896
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$12.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$520
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 166/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$2,810
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
105,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
18.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
61.5 years
2025

Bahrain and Burkina Faso: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Burkina Faso
Year GDP
Bahrain Burkina Faso
1960 - $330,442,816
1961 - $350,247,234
1962 - $379,567,099
1963 - $394,040,667
1964 - $410,321,645
1965 - $422,916,790
1966 - $433,889,766
1967 - $450,753,924
1968 - $460,442,689
1969 - $478,298,645
1970 $391,577,364 $458,404,269
1971 $422,181,562 $482,411,179
1972 $534,081,184 $578,595,522
1973 $761,132,545 $674,773,570
1974 $1,042,176,884 $751,133,430
1975 $1,099,107,601 $939,972,703
1976 $1,581,709,519 $976,547,188
1977 $1,989,060,283 $1,131,224,878
1978 $2,272,042,965 $1,475,583,645
1979 $2,710,160,739 $1,748,480,621
1980 $3,493,834,468 $1,928,719,888
1981 $3,943,109,532 $1,775,842,334
1982 $4,145,421,080 $1,754,450,096
1983 $4,247,030,468 $1,600,278,605
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,459,880,132
1985 $4,152,376,484 $1,552,493,196
1986 $3,470,746,843 $2,036,303,358
1987 $3,856,922,694 $2,369,834,950
1988 $4,209,834,173 $2,616,040,479
1989 $4,393,093,963 $2,615,587,734
1990 $4,809,511,005 $3,101,300,779
1991 $5,248,911,170 $3,135,045,584
1992 $5,402,232,447 $3,356,692,505
1993 $5,913,001,064 $3,199,536,465
1994 $6,330,627,926 $1,895,290,637
1995 $6,651,180,851 $2,379,517,975
1996 $6,938,166,755 $2,586,550,595
1997 $7,219,407,713 $2,447,669,102
1998 $7,031,309,043 $2,804,902,367
1999 $7,528,469,149 $3,389,566,713
2000 $9,062,898,936 $2,968,370,088
2001 $8,976,196,809 $3,190,371,081
2002 $9,593,510,638 $3,622,350,063
2003 $11,074,813,830 $4,740,768,143
2004 $13,150,159,574 $5,451,688,538
2005 $15,968,723,404 $6,146,353,173
2006 $18,504,760,638 $6,547,419,820
2007 $21,730,000,000 $7,625,722,837
2008 $25,710,904,255 $9,451,435,490
2009 $22,938,218,085 $9,450,696,873
2010 $26,805,984,043 $10,109,619,741
2011 $29,914,680,851 $12,080,295,978
2012 $31,963,404,255 $12,561,015,157
2013 $33,823,324,468 $13,444,300,486
2014 $34,772,526,596 $13,943,016,077
2015 $32,523,297,872 $11,832,159,316
2016 $33,884,680,851 $12,833,363,045
2017 $37,204,813,830 $14,106,955,615
2018 $39,567,978,723 $15,890,066,221
2019 $40,446,808,511 $16,032,813,503
2020 $35,837,632,979 $17,725,010,533
2021 $40,840,212,766 $19,697,516,284
2022 $46,458,191,489 $18,820,218,691
2023 $46,192,260,638 $20,324,617,845
2024 $47,736,702,128 $23,250,214,910

Bahrain and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Burkina Faso
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Burkina Faso
1960 - $69.2
1961 - $72.2
1962 - $77.2
1963 - $78.9
1964 - $80.9
1965 - $82.1
1966 - $82.8
1967 - $84.6
1968 - $85
1969 - $86.8
1970 $1,742 $81.7
1971 $1,830 $84.5
1972 $2,206 $99.6
1973 $2,981 $114.1
1974 $3,874 $124.7
1975 $3,880 $152.9
1976 $5,310 $155.5
1977 $6,358 $176
1978 $6,926 $223.9
1979 $7,891 $258.5
1980 $9,733 $277.6
1981 $10,557 $248.7
1982 $10,712 $239
1983 $10,599 $211.9
1984 $10,697 $187.8
1985 $9,649 $194.1
1986 $7,777 $247.5
1987 $8,333 $280.2
1988 $8,772 $301
1989 $8,833 $293.2
1990 $9,343 $339
1991 $10,434 $334
1992 $10,460 $349
1993 $11,152 $324
1994 $11,629 $187.2
1995 $11,901 $229.1
1996 $12,092 $242.7
1997 $12,255 $223.9
1998 $11,625 $249.5
1999 $12,123 $292.8
2000 $14,214 $248.9
2001 $13,573 $259.5
2002 $13,501 $285.7
2003 $14,486 $362
2004 $15,964 $404
2005 $17,966 $441
2006 $19,267 $456
2007 $20,908 $515
2008 $23,299 $619
2009 $19,465 $602
2010 $21,819 $625
2011 $25,033 $725
2012 $26,439 $731
2013 $26,990 $760
2014 $26,452 $765
2015 $23,734 $630
2016 $23,800 $664
2017 $24,785 $709
2018 $26,324 $777
2019 $27,260 $765
2020 $24,343 $825
2021 $27,148 $896
2022 $30,471 $836
2023 $29,290 $883
2024 $30,048 $987

Bahrain vs. Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Burkina Faso
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Burkina Faso
1950 38.6 33
1951 39.3 33.4
1952 39.9 33.6
1953 40.7 33.9
1954 41.6 34.2
1955 42.8 34.5
1956 44.1 34.8
1957 45.7 35.1
1958 47.3 35.4
1959 49 35.7
1960 50.6 36.1
1961 52.3 36.4
1962 53.9 36.8
1963 55.4 37.1
1964 56.9 37.4
1965 58.4 37.8
1966 59.7 38.1
1967 61 38.4
1968 62.3 38.8
1969 63.4 39
1970 64.4 39.5
1971 65.3 39.9
1972 66.1 40.4
1973 66.9 40.9
1974 67.6 41.7
1975 68.3 42.5
1976 68.9 43.3
1977 69.4 44.2
1978 69.9 45
1979 70.3 45.7
1980 70.7 46.5
1981 71 46.9
1982 71.4 47.6
1983 71.6 48.1
1984 71.9 48.5
1985 72.1 48.7
1986 72.3 49
1987 72.4 49.1
1988 72.5 49.2
1989 72.5 49.3
1990 72.6 49.3
1991 72.7 49.3
1992 72.8 49.4
1993 72.9 49.4
1994 73.1 49.5
1995 73.4 49.6
1996 73.6 49.7
1997 73.9 49.6
1998 74.1 50.2
1999 74.4 50.5
2000 74.7 50.8
2001 74.9 51.2
2002 75.2 51.4
2003 75.5 52
2004 75.8 52.6
2005 76.1 53.3
2006 76.5 53.8
2007 77 54.4
2008 77.5 55.2
2009 78 55.8
2010 78.6 56.3
2011 79.1 57
2012 79.6 57.5
2013 80 57.9
2014 80.2 58.3
2015 80.3 58.8
2016 80.4 59.2
2017 80.4 59.6
2018 80.4 60
2019 80.5 60.2
2020 78.7 60.5
2021 78.1 60
2022 81 60.7
2023 81.3 61.1
2024 81.4 61.3
2025 81.6 61.5

Bahrain and Burkina Faso population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Burkina Faso
Year Population
Bahrain Burkina Faso
1960 165,477 4,778,621
1961 172,346 4,848,224
1962 179,349 4,919,672
1963 186,501 4,993,623
1964 193,816 5,071,034
1965 200,866 5,152,833
1966 207,543 5,237,933
1967 214,189 5,326,348
1968 219,337 5,418,644
1969 222,469 5,513,177
1970 224,809 5,610,304
1971 230,733 5,707,999
1972 242,113 5,807,234
1973 255,320 5,911,927
1974 269,038 6,024,904
1975 283,243 6,147,569
1976 297,863 6,280,635
1977 312,823 6,428,734
1978 328,046 6,590,984
1979 343,457 6,763,903
1980 358,978 6,947,900
1981 373,524 7,140,271
1982 386,983 7,340,197
1983 400,707 7,551,129
1984 415,154 7,772,256
1985 430,358 7,999,935
1986 446,286 8,228,847
1987 462,854 8,457,109
1988 479,929 8,687,435
1989 497,327 8,921,175
1990 514,797 9,159,356
1991 503,052 9,394,632
1992 516,458 9,629,275
1993 530,225 9,871,713
1994 544,366 10,123,798
1995 558,879 10,386,722
1996 573,792 10,655,942
1997 589,115 10,934,223
1998 604,842 11,240,664
1999 620,989 11,574,928
2000 637,582 11,925,546
2001 661,316 12,295,001
2002 710,553 12,680,897
2003 764,517 13,082,532
2004 823,741 13,500,533
2005 888,822 13,932,123
2006 960,424 14,373,707
2007 1,039,295 14,816,307
2008 1,103,496 15,258,093
2009 1,178,415 15,710,066
2010 1,228,543 16,176,498
2011 1,195,020 16,661,908
2012 1,208,964 17,172,287
2013 1,253,191 17,695,409
2014 1,314,562 18,229,461
2015 1,370,322 18,777,487
2016 1,423,726 19,334,856
2017 1,501,116 19,894,407
2018 1,503,091 20,438,288
2019 1,483,756 20,961,952
2020 1,472,204 21,478,690
2021 1,504,365 21,995,243
2022 1,524,693 22,509,038
2023 1,577,059 23,025,776
2024 1,588,670 23,548,781

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Burkina Faso
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Burkina Faso
1960 7.26 6.25
1961 7.23 6.29
1962 7.19 6.32
1963 7.14 6.36
1964 7.09 6.42
1965 7.03 6.47
1966 6.94 6.53
1967 6.84 6.59
1968 6.71 6.65
1969 6.57 6.66
1970 6.43 6.69
1971 6.28 6.7
1972 6.14 6.72
1973 5.97 6.77
1974 5.79 6.84
1975 5.62 6.91
1976 5.45 6.95
1977 5.29 7.05
1978 5.12 7.15
1979 4.94 7.19
1980 4.76 7.22
1981 4.6 7.26
1982 4.51 7.25
1983 4.41 7.25
1984 4.3 7.25
1985 4.28 7.24
1986 4.25 7.22
1987 4.13 7.17
1988 4.04 7.11
1989 3.96 7.05
1990 3.82 7.01
1991 3.63 6.97
1992 3.55 6.94
1993 3.46 6.89
1994 3.29 6.84
1995 3.13 6.81
1996 2.99 6.78
1997 2.92 6.72
1998 2.89 6.66
1999 2.9 6.59
2000 2.8 6.52
2001 2.65 6.43
2002 2.7 6.34
2003 2.78 6.28
2004 2.77 6.22
2005 2.67 6.18
2006 2.46 6.17
2007 2.28 6.11
2008 2.15 6.05
2009 2.05 5.99
2010 1.99 5.94
2011 2.03 5.87
2012 2.11 5.79
2013 2.17 5.7
2014 2.15 5.6
2015 2.11 5.48
2016 2.04 5.33
2017 1.98 5.17
2018 1.91 4.92
2019 1.84 4.68
2020 1.86 4.44
2021 1.85 4.36
2022 1.84 4.28
2023 1.82 4.19

Bahrain and Burkina Faso demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Burkina Faso
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Burkina Faso
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.7 19.7
1962 18.5 19.7
1963 18.4 19.7
1964 18.2 19.6
1965 17.9 19.6
1966 17.7 19.5
1967 17.4 19.5
1968 17.2 19.3
1969 17.2 19.1
1970 17.4 18.9
1971 17.6 18.8
1972 17.9 18.6
1973 18.3 18.5
1974 18.7 18.3
1975 19.2 18.2
1976 19.6 18.1
1977 20.2 17.9
1978 20.7 17.8
1979 21.3 17.7
1980 21.8 17.6
1981 22.2 17.5
1982 22.4 17.4
1983 22.6 17.3
1984 22.8 17.2
1985 23 17.1
1986 23.3 16.9
1987 23.6 16.8
1988 23.9 16.7
1989 24.2 16.6
1990 24.6 16.5
1991 25.1 16.4
1992 25.2 16.3
1993 25.2 16.3
1994 25.2 16.3
1995 25.3 16.3
1996 25.4 16.3
1997 25.5 16.3
1998 25.8 16.3
1999 26.2 16.4
2000 26.6 16.5
2001 26.8 16.6
2002 26.8 16.7
2003 26.8 16.8
2004 27 16.9
2005 27.4 17
2006 27.8 17.1
2007 28.3 17.1
2008 28.9 17.1
2009 29.6 17.1
2010 30 17.1
2011 30.2 17.1
2012 30.5 17.1
2013 30.8 17.1
2014 30.9 17.1
2015 31.1 17.1
2016 31.2 17.2
2017 31.4 17.3
2018 31.8 17.4
2019 32.2 17.6
2020 31.9 17.7
2021 31.6 18
2022 32.6 18.2
2023 33.8 18.4
2024 34.2 18.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Burkina Faso
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
5.33%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-4.31%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
3.44%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
40.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
51
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$590M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
67,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
3.87%
2019
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
51.4%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Burkina Faso
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
313 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$8.44
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
0.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
131.2 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
14%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.91%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
21.7%
2023

Society

Bahrain Burkina Faso
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-25,807
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
33.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
21.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
1.3
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
31
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
41.4%
2023
English speaking
80%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
17%
2023

Health

Bahrain Burkina Faso
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$56.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$19.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
61.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
20.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
242
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
77.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
6.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
4.5%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Burkina Faso
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
4,486 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
56,413 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
23,423 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
9,509 mi
2014

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