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Bahrain vs Cameroon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 29.1M in Cameroon (ranked 52/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 182,514 sq mi for Cameroon (ranked 174th vs. 52nd).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Cameroon
Population
1650128
30491011
Population rank 151/197 51/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$51.3B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 92/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$1,762
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 159/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$5,591
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$21.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$752
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 152/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$1,492
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
182,514 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
64.2 years
2025

Bahrain and Cameroon: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Cameroon economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Cameroon
Year GDP
Bahrain Cameroon
1960 - $614,206,068
1961 - $652,777,608
1962 - $694,247,864
1963 - $718,320,845
1964 - $776,650,177
1965 - $814,083,266
1966 - $851,112,535
1967 - $936,175,260
1968 - $1,046,191,218
1969 - $1,100,551,489
1970 $391,577,364 $1,151,216,993
1971 $422,181,562 $1,236,941,394
1972 $534,081,184 $1,498,251,890
1973 $761,132,545 $1,901,393,361
1974 $1,042,176,884 $2,157,415,533
1975 $1,099,107,601 $2,857,037,371
1976 $1,581,709,519 $2,898,090,002
1977 $1,989,060,283 $3,394,664,024
1978 $2,272,042,965 $4,662,852,583
1979 $2,710,160,739 $5,919,002,983
1980 $3,493,834,468 $6,674,569,047
1981 $3,943,109,532 $6,610,938,617
1982 $4,145,421,080 $6,611,255,964
1983 $4,247,030,468 $6,870,200,010
1984 $4,440,874,566 $7,311,938,026
1985 $4,152,376,484 $8,544,810,498
1986 $3,470,746,843 $11,857,056,199
1987 $3,856,922,694 $13,049,659,981
1988 $4,209,834,173 $12,236,057,362
1989 $4,393,093,963 $11,012,566,195
1990 $4,809,511,005 $12,314,482,628
1991 $5,248,911,170 $11,840,192,296
1992 $5,402,232,447 $12,071,775,335
1993 $5,913,001,064 $16,181,814,713
1994 $6,330,627,926 $8,902,446,252
1995 $6,651,180,851 $10,864,772,471
1996 $6,938,166,755 $11,093,538,846
1997 $7,219,407,713 $10,789,458,433
1998 $7,031,309,043 $11,298,144,990
1999 $7,528,469,149 $11,565,826,465
2000 $9,062,898,936 $10,566,579,295
2001 $8,976,196,809 $10,953,485,349
2002 $9,593,510,638 $12,417,251,350
2003 $11,074,813,830 $15,970,315,035
2004 $13,150,159,574 $18,826,214,136
2005 $15,968,723,404 $19,509,852,207
2006 $18,504,760,638 $20,910,512,975
2007 $21,730,000,000 $23,928,250,433
2008 $25,710,904,255 $27,715,142,033
2009 $22,938,218,085 $27,932,970,317
2010 $26,805,984,043 $27,507,501,821
2011 $29,914,680,851 $30,630,910,495
2012 $31,963,404,255 $30,155,062,329
2013 $33,823,324,468 $33,728,621,180
2014 $34,772,526,596 $36,386,544,706
2015 $32,523,297,872 $32,210,233,020
2016 $33,884,680,851 $33,814,337,044
2017 $37,204,813,830 $36,098,547,033
2018 $39,567,978,723 $39,955,552,190
2019 $40,446,808,511 $39,667,757,528
2020 $35,837,632,979 $40,773,241,177
2021 $40,840,212,766 $45,011,937,347
2022 $46,458,191,489 $44,347,206,073
2023 $46,192,260,638 $49,279,410,983
2024 $47,736,702,128 $51,326,764,685

Bahrain and Cameroon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Cameroon
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Cameroon
1960 - $119.1
1961 - $124.6
1962 - $130
1963 - $131.6
1964 - $139.2
1965 - $142.7
1966 - $145.8
1967 - $156.6
1968 - $170.8
1969 - $175.2
1970 $1,742 $178.5
1971 $1,830 $186.7
1972 $2,206 $220.1
1973 $2,981 $271.8
1974 $3,874 $299.9
1975 $3,880 $386
1976 $5,310 $381
1977 $6,358 $435
1978 $6,926 $582
1979 $7,891 $718
1980 $9,733 $784
1981 $10,557 $750
1982 $10,712 $732
1983 $10,599 $746
1984 $10,697 $772
1985 $9,649 $875
1986 $7,777 $1,179
1987 $8,333 $1,258
1988 $8,772 $1,145
1989 $8,833 $1,001
1990 $9,343 $1,087
1991 $10,434 $1,015
1992 $10,460 $1,005
1993 $11,152 $1,310
1994 $11,629 $701
1995 $11,901 $832
1996 $12,092 $827
1997 $12,255 $783
1998 $11,625 $799
1999 $12,123 $796
2000 $14,214 $709
2001 $13,573 $715
2002 $13,501 $790
2003 $14,486 $988
2004 $15,964 $1,133
2005 $17,966 $1,143
2006 $19,267 $1,191
2007 $20,908 $1,326
2008 $23,299 $1,492
2009 $19,465 $1,461
2010 $21,819 $1,399
2011 $25,033 $1,514
2012 $26,439 $1,449
2013 $26,990 $1,576
2014 $26,452 $1,649
2015 $23,734 $1,415
2016 $23,800 $1,442
2017 $24,785 $1,496
2018 $26,324 $1,611
2019 $27,260 $1,555
2020 $24,343 $1,556
2021 $27,148 $1,672
2022 $30,471 $1,605
2023 $29,290 $1,737
2024 $30,048 $1,762

Bahrain vs. Cameroon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Cameroon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Cameroon
1950 38.6 33.1
1951 39.3 33.9
1952 39.9 34.6
1953 40.7 35.5
1954 41.6 36.5
1955 42.8 37.5
1956 44.1 38.4
1957 45.7 38.3
1958 47.3 39.1
1959 49 39.8
1960 50.6 34.7
1961 52.3 35.2
1962 53.9 42.6
1963 55.4 43.1
1964 56.9 43.6
1965 58.4 44.2
1966 59.7 44.8
1967 61 45.6
1968 62.3 46.4
1969 63.4 47.2
1970 64.4 48
1971 65.3 48.6
1972 66.1 49.1
1973 66.9 49.5
1974 67.6 49.7
1975 68.3 49.9
1976 68.9 50
1977 69.4 50.1
1978 69.9 50.3
1979 70.3 50.5
1980 70.7 50.9
1981 71 51.2
1982 71.4 51.8
1983 71.6 52.4
1984 71.9 52.9
1985 72.1 53.5
1986 72.3 53.6
1987 72.4 54.2
1988 72.5 54.4
1989 72.5 54.4
1990 72.6 54.3
1991 72.7 54.2
1992 72.8 54.1
1993 72.9 53.9
1994 73.1 53.5
1995 73.4 53.3
1996 73.6 53.2
1997 73.9 53.1
1998 74.1 53
1999 74.4 53.2
2000 74.7 53.3
2001 74.9 53.6
2002 75.2 53.9
2003 75.5 54.3
2004 75.8 54.6
2005 76.1 54.9
2006 76.5 55.3
2007 77 55.7
2008 77.5 56.1
2009 78 56.5
2010 78.6 57
2011 79.1 57.5
2012 79.6 58.2
2013 80 58.7
2014 80.2 59.1
2015 80.3 59.7
2016 80.4 60.3
2017 80.4 60.8
2018 80.4 61.2
2019 80.5 61.7
2020 78.7 61.7
2021 78.1 61.1
2022 81 62.4
2023 81.3 63.7
2024 81.4 64
2025 81.6 64.2

Bahrain and Cameroon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Cameroon
Year Population
Bahrain Cameroon
1960 165,477 5,159,057
1961 172,346 5,239,273
1962 179,349 5,338,620
1963 186,501 5,456,623
1964 193,816 5,578,257
1965 200,866 5,704,686
1966 207,543 5,837,295
1967 214,189 5,977,318
1968 219,337 6,125,863
1969 222,469 6,283,462
1970 224,809 6,449,793
1971 230,733 6,624,408
1972 242,113 6,806,872
1973 255,320 6,996,660
1974 269,038 7,193,583
1975 283,243 7,397,120
1976 297,863 7,597,962
1977 312,823 7,796,501
1978 328,046 8,011,921
1979 343,457 8,239,641
1980 358,978 8,512,219
1981 373,524 8,816,377
1982 386,983 9,028,678
1983 400,707 9,215,397
1984 415,154 9,475,078
1985 430,358 9,761,730
1986 446,286 10,060,342
1987 462,854 10,370,749
1988 479,929 10,684,968
1989 497,327 11,002,745
1990 514,797 11,331,821
1991 503,052 11,667,180
1992 516,458 12,006,353
1993 530,225 12,353,131
1994 544,366 12,704,903
1995 558,879 13,058,516
1996 573,792 13,414,757
1997 589,115 13,775,214
1998 604,842 14,144,860
1999 620,989 14,525,140
2000 637,582 14,912,631
2001 661,316 15,309,490
2002 710,553 15,725,528
2003 764,517 16,160,340
2004 823,741 16,610,487
2005 888,822 17,074,594
2006 960,424 17,550,407
2007 1,039,295 18,049,896
2008 1,103,496 18,574,056
2009 1,178,415 19,113,974
2010 1,228,543 19,668,066
2011 1,195,020 20,232,304
2012 1,208,964 20,809,529
2013 1,253,191 21,402,376
2014 1,314,562 22,059,893
2015 1,370,322 22,763,414
2016 1,423,726 23,454,161
2017 1,501,116 24,128,601
2018 1,503,091 24,806,383
2019 1,483,756 25,506,095
2020 1,472,204 26,210,558
2021 1,504,365 26,915,758
2022 1,524,693 27,632,771
2023 1,577,059 28,372,687
2024 1,588,670 29,123,744

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Cameroon

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Cameroon
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Cameroon
1960 7.26 5.73
1961 7.23 5.73
1962 7.19 5.73
1963 7.14 5.73
1964 7.09 5.74
1965 7.03 5.8
1966 6.94 5.85
1967 6.84 5.95
1968 6.71 6.04
1969 6.57 6.14
1970 6.43 6.2
1971 6.28 6.26
1972 6.14 6.29
1973 5.97 6.33
1974 5.79 6.36
1975 5.62 6.4
1976 5.45 6.45
1977 5.29 6.51
1978 5.12 6.55
1979 4.94 6.58
1980 4.76 6.61
1981 4.6 6.61
1982 4.51 6.59
1983 4.41 6.58
1984 4.3 6.56
1985 4.28 6.56
1986 4.25 6.57
1987 4.13 6.54
1988 4.04 6.48
1989 3.96 6.41
1990 3.82 6.36
1991 3.63 6.32
1992 3.55 6.26
1993 3.46 6.16
1994 3.29 6.04
1995 3.13 5.92
1996 2.99 5.8
1997 2.92 5.71
1998 2.89 5.66
1999 2.9 5.6
2000 2.8 5.51
2001 2.65 5.44
2002 2.7 5.44
2003 2.78 5.43
2004 2.77 5.44
2005 2.67 5.42
2006 2.46 5.37
2007 2.28 5.34
2008 2.15 5.29
2009 2.05 5.24
2010 1.99 5.15
2011 2.03 5.05
2012 2.11 4.98
2013 2.17 4.91
2014 2.15 4.84
2015 2.11 4.84
2016 2.04 4.84
2017 1.98 4.8
2018 1.91 4.74
2019 1.84 4.65
2020 1.86 4.56
2021 1.85 4.47
2022 1.84 4.4
2023 1.82 4.32

Bahrain and Cameroon demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Cameroon
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Cameroon
1960 18.8 20.5
1961 18.7 20.3
1962 18.5 20.1
1963 18.4 20.1
1964 18.2 20
1965 17.9 19.9
1966 17.7 19.8
1967 17.4 19.7
1968 17.2 19.5
1969 17.2 19.4
1970 17.4 19.2
1971 17.6 19
1972 17.9 18.9
1973 18.3 18.8
1974 18.7 18.6
1975 19.2 18.5
1976 19.6 18.3
1977 20.2 18.2
1978 20.7 18
1979 21.3 17.9
1980 21.8 17.8
1981 22.2 17.8
1982 22.4 17.5
1983 22.6 17.3
1984 22.8 17.1
1985 23 17.1
1986 23.3 17
1987 23.6 16.9
1988 23.9 16.9
1989 24.2 16.8
1990 24.6 16.8
1991 25.1 16.8
1992 25.2 16.8
1993 25.2 16.8
1994 25.2 16.9
1995 25.3 16.9
1996 25.4 17
1997 25.5 17.1
1998 25.8 17.1
1999 26.2 17.2
2000 26.6 17.3
2001 26.8 17.4
2002 26.8 17.5
2003 26.8 17.5
2004 27 17.6
2005 27.4 17.6
2006 27.8 17.7
2007 28.3 17.7
2008 28.9 17.8
2009 29.6 17.8
2010 30 17.9
2011 30.2 17.9
2012 30.5 18
2013 30.8 18.1
2014 30.9 18.2
2015 31.1 18.3
2016 31.2 18.3
2017 31.4 18.4
2018 31.8 18.4
2019 32.2 18.5
2020 31.9 18.5
2021 31.6 18.6
2022 32.6 18.7
2023 33.8 18.8
2024 34.2 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Cameroon
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$49B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
16.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
2.84%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
34,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-0.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
3.28%
2021
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
49.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
52.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
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
$4.88B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$630M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
1,021,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
7.14%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
60.9%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Cameroon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
384 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$13.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
10.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
22.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
79.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
5.73%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
-28.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
283.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
53.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
72%
2023

Society

Bahrain Cameroon
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-13,892
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
20.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
34
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
4.54
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
30.2
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
78.2%
2020
English speaking
80%
2025
38%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
41.9%
2023

Health

Bahrain Cameroon
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$72
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$48.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
64.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
258
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
67.2
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
15.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
9.6 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Cameroon
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
6,267 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
38,212 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
77,886 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
n/a

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