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Bahrain vs Cayman Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 74.5K in The Cayman Islands (ranked 187/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 92.7 sq mi for The Cayman Islands (ranked 174th vs. 190th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Cayman Islands
Population
1650128
76930
Population rank 151/197 187/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$7.14B
2023
GDP rank 95/197 159/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$97,750
2023
GDP per capita rank 41/197 6/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$86,689
2023
Government debt
$64B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 13/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$82,674
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
92.7 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
804 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
39.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
80.7 years
2025

Bahrain and Cayman Islands: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Cayman Islands economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Cayman Islands
Year GDP
Bahrain Cayman Islands
1970 $391,577,364 -
1971 $422,181,562 -
1972 $534,081,184 -
1973 $761,132,545 -
1974 $1,042,176,884 -
1975 $1,099,107,601 -
1976 $1,581,709,519 -
1977 $1,989,060,283 -
1978 $2,272,042,965 -
1979 $2,710,160,739 -
1980 $3,493,834,468 -
1981 $3,943,109,532 -
1982 $4,145,421,080 -
1983 $4,247,030,468 -
1984 $4,440,874,566 -
1985 $4,152,376,484 -
1986 $3,470,746,843 -
1987 $3,856,922,694 -
1988 $4,209,834,173 -
1989 $4,393,093,963 -
1990 $4,809,511,005 -
1991 $5,248,911,170 -
1992 $5,402,232,447 -
1993 $5,913,001,064 -
1994 $6,330,627,926 -
1995 $6,651,180,851 -
1996 $6,938,166,755 -
1997 $7,219,407,713 -
1998 $7,031,309,043 -
1999 $7,528,469,149 -
2000 $9,062,898,936 -
2001 $8,976,196,809 -
2002 $9,593,510,638 -
2003 $11,074,813,830 -
2004 $13,150,159,574 -
2005 $15,968,723,404 -
2006 $18,504,760,638 $4,200,288,241
2007 $21,730,000,000 $4,466,278,065
2008 $25,710,904,255 $4,585,949,024
2009 $22,938,218,085 $4,281,714,567
2010 $26,805,984,043 $4,156,841,107
2011 $29,914,680,851 $4,186,073,104
2012 $31,963,404,255 $4,291,004,524
2013 $33,823,324,468 $4,405,796,023
2014 $34,772,526,596 $4,562,853,611
2015 $32,523,297,872 $4,708,167,233
2016 $33,884,680,851 $4,909,322,237
2017 $37,204,813,830 $5,166,281,305
2018 $39,567,978,723 $5,530,178,441
2019 $40,446,808,511 $5,941,896,608
2020 $35,837,632,979 $5,655,358,021
2021 $40,840,212,766 $6,060,026,520
2022 $46,458,191,489 $6,600,843,963
2023 $46,192,260,638 $7,139,428,558
2024 $47,736,702,128 -

Bahrain and Cayman Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Cayman Islands
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Cayman Islands
1970 $1,742 -
1971 $1,830 -
1972 $2,206 -
1973 $2,981 -
1974 $3,874 -
1975 $3,880 -
1976 $5,310 -
1977 $6,358 -
1978 $6,926 -
1979 $7,891 -
1980 $9,733 -
1981 $10,557 -
1982 $10,712 -
1983 $10,599 -
1984 $10,697 -
1985 $9,649 -
1986 $7,777 -
1987 $8,333 -
1988 $8,772 -
1989 $8,833 -
1990 $9,343 -
1991 $10,434 -
1992 $10,460 -
1993 $11,152 -
1994 $11,629 -
1995 $11,901 -
1996 $12,092 -
1997 $12,255 -
1998 $11,625 -
1999 $12,123 -
2000 $14,214 -
2001 $13,573 -
2002 $13,501 -
2003 $14,486 -
2004 $15,964 -
2005 $17,966 -
2006 $19,267 $87,085
2007 $20,908 $89,888
2008 $23,299 $89,655
2009 $19,465 $81,374
2010 $21,819 $76,838
2011 $25,033 $75,281
2012 $26,439 $75,102
2013 $26,990 $75,114
2014 $26,452 $75,845
2015 $23,734 $76,379
2016 $23,800 $77,802
2017 $24,785 $80,054
2018 $26,324 $83,866
2019 $27,260 $88,254
2020 $24,343 $82,339
2021 $27,148 $86,438
2022 $30,471 $92,202
2023 $29,290 $97,750
2024 $30,048 -

Bahrain vs. Cayman Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Cayman Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Cayman Islands
1950 38.6 54
1951 39.3 54.5
1952 39.9 55
1953 40.7 55.4
1954 41.6 55.9
1955 42.8 56.4
1956 44.1 56.8
1957 45.7 57.3
1958 47.3 57.7
1959 49 58.2
1960 50.6 58.8
1961 52.3 59.4
1962 53.9 60.1
1963 55.4 60.8
1964 56.9 61.4
1965 58.4 62.2
1966 59.7 62.8
1967 61 63.2
1968 62.3 63.6
1969 63.4 64
1970 64.4 64.4
1971 65.3 64.8
1972 66.1 65.4
1973 66.9 65.9
1974 67.6 66.5
1975 68.3 67
1976 68.9 67.5
1977 69.4 68.1
1978 69.9 68.5
1979 70.3 69
1980 70.7 69.5
1981 71 70
1982 71.4 70.4
1983 71.6 70.8
1984 71.9 71.2
1985 72.1 71.6
1986 72.3 71.9
1987 72.4 72.1
1988 72.5 72.4
1989 72.5 72.5
1990 72.6 72.7
1991 72.7 72.9
1992 72.8 73.1
1993 72.9 73.2
1994 73.1 73.4
1995 73.4 73.6
1996 73.6 73.7
1997 73.9 73.9
1998 74.1 74.1
1999 74.4 74.2
2000 74.7 74.4
2001 74.9 74.5
2002 75.2 74.6
2003 75.5 74.6
2004 75.8 74.6
2005 76.1 74.9
2006 76.5 75
2007 77 75.2
2008 77.5 75.4
2009 78 75.7
2010 78.6 76.1
2011 79.1 76.6
2012 79.6 77.1
2013 80 77.7
2014 80.2 77.9
2015 80.3 78.1
2016 80.4 78.4
2017 80.4 78.6
2018 80.4 78.8
2019 80.5 79.1
2020 78.7 79.2
2021 78.1 79.3
2022 81 80
2023 81.3 80.4
2024 81.4 80.5
2025 81.6 80.7

Bahrain and Cayman Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Cayman Islands
Year Population
Bahrain Cayman Islands
1960 165,477 8,428
1961 172,346 8,601
1962 179,349 8,781
1963 186,501 8,970
1964 193,816 9,166
1965 200,866 9,361
1966 207,543 9,560
1967 214,189 9,769
1968 219,337 9,971
1969 222,469 10,165
1970 224,809 10,517
1971 230,733 11,098
1972 242,113 11,764
1973 255,320 12,438
1974 269,038 13,114
1975 283,243 13,788
1976 297,863 14,454
1977 312,823 15,105
1978 328,046 15,727
1979 343,457 16,351
1980 358,978 17,079
1981 373,524 17,905
1982 386,983 18,750
1983 400,707 19,598
1984 415,154 20,454
1985 430,358 21,324
1986 446,286 22,197
1987 462,854 23,073
1988 479,929 23,951
1989 497,327 24,874
1990 514,797 25,999
1991 503,052 27,294
1992 516,458 28,621
1993 530,225 29,976
1994 544,366 31,352
1995 558,879 32,743
1996 573,792 34,143
1997 589,115 35,543
1998 604,842 36,922
1999 620,989 38,284
2000 637,582 39,674
2001 661,316 41,089
2002 710,553 42,514
2003 764,517 43,934
2004 823,741 45,352
2005 888,822 46,788
2006 960,424 48,232
2007 1,039,295 49,687
2008 1,103,496 51,151
2009 1,178,415 52,618
2010 1,228,543 54,099
2011 1,195,020 55,606
2012 1,208,964 57,136
2013 1,253,191 58,655
2014 1,314,562 60,160
2015 1,370,322 61,642
2016 1,423,726 63,100
2017 1,501,116 64,535
2018 1,503,091 65,941
2019 1,483,756 67,327
2020 1,472,204 68,684
2021 1,504,365 70,108
2022 1,524,693 71,591
2023 1,577,059 73,038
2024 1,588,670 74,457

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Cayman Islands

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Cayman Islands
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Cayman Islands
1960 7.26 4.71
1961 7.23 4.78
1962 7.19 4.79
1963 7.14 4.69
1964 7.09 4.41
1965 7.03 4.16
1966 6.94 4.08
1967 6.84 4.05
1968 6.71 3.99
1969 6.57 3.52
1970 6.43 4.66
1971 6.28 3.47
1972 6.14 4.89
1973 5.97 3.56
1974 5.79 2.96
1975 5.62 2.72
1976 5.45 2.53
1977 5.29 2.41
1978 5.12 2.37
1979 4.94 2.37
1980 4.76 2.4
1981 4.6 2.38
1982 4.51 2.01
1983 4.41 1.83
1984 4.3 1.79
1985 4.28 1.75
1986 4.25 1.69
1987 4.13 1.58
1988 4.04 1.63
1989 3.96 1.76
1990 3.82 1.78
1991 3.63 1.85
1992 3.55 1.73
1993 3.46 1.67
1994 3.29 1.66
1995 3.13 1.67
1996 2.99 1.69
1997 2.92 1.7
1998 2.89 1.7
1999 2.9 1.71
2000 2.8 1.71
2001 2.65 1.7
2002 2.7 1.68
2003 2.78 1.67
2004 2.77 1.67
2005 2.67 1.67
2006 2.46 1.67
2007 2.28 1.68
2008 2.15 1.7
2009 2.05 1.72
2010 1.99 1.69
2011 2.03 1.64
2012 2.11 1.53
2013 2.17 1.45
2014 2.15 1.33
2015 2.11 1.27
2016 2.04 1.23
2017 1.98 1.22
2018 1.91 1.28
2019 1.84 1.51
2020 1.86 1.55
2021 1.85 1.55
2022 1.84 1.54
2023 1.82 1.53

Bahrain and Cayman Islands demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Cayman Islands
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Cayman Islands
1960 18.8 23.5
1961 18.7 23.3
1962 18.5 22.9
1963 18.4 22.6
1964 18.2 22.3
1965 17.9 22.1
1966 17.7 21.8
1967 17.4 21.6
1968 17.2 21.3
1969 17.2 21.2
1970 17.4 21.2
1971 17.6 21.4
1972 17.9 21.8
1973 18.3 22.2
1974 18.7 22.6
1975 19.2 23.1
1976 19.6 23.7
1977 20.2 24.3
1978 20.7 25
1979 21.3 25.7
1980 21.8 26
1981 22.2 26.1
1982 22.4 26.2
1983 22.6 26.4
1984 22.8 26.8
1985 23 27.2
1986 23.3 27.6
1987 23.6 28.1
1988 23.9 28.6
1989 24.2 29.1
1990 24.6 29.5
1991 25.1 29.6
1992 25.2 29.9
1993 25.2 30.1
1994 25.2 30.5
1995 25.3 30.8
1996 25.4 31.3
1997 25.5 31.8
1998 25.8 32.3
1999 26.2 32.9
2000 26.6 33.2
2001 26.8 33.3
2002 26.8 33.4
2003 26.8 33.5
2004 27 33.7
2005 27.4 33.9
2006 27.8 34.2
2007 28.3 34.5
2008 28.9 34.8
2009 29.6 35.1
2010 30 35.4
2011 30.2 35.7
2012 30.5 35.8
2013 30.8 35.9
2014 30.9 36.1
2015 31.1 36.3
2016 31.2 36.5
2017 31.4 36.8
2018 31.8 37.1
2019 32.2 37.4
2020 31.9 37.8
2021 31.6 38.1
2022 32.6 38.5
2023 33.8 38.9
2024 34.2 39.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Cayman Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$4.42B
2022
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
14%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
1.57%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
4.24%
2015
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
85.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
8.19%
2022
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
74
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
4
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$644M
2020
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$234M
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$10.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
660,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
22.9%
2019
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bahrain Cayman Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
0.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
4.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
0%
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
2.94%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Cayman Islands
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.0009%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+896
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
76
2025
Higher education index
51
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
4.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
14
2025
Visa free countries
103
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
99%
2017
English speaking
80%
2025
76.6%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
81.1%
2017

Health

Bahrain Cayman Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
80.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
1.94
1997
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
78
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bahrain Cayman Islands
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
1,245 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
10.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
48.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
488 mi
2007

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