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Bahrain vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 174th vs. 126th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Costa Rica
Population
1650128
5170484
Population rank 151/197 126/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$95.4B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 72/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$18,587
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 62/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$30,063
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$57B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$11,106
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 51/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$12,322
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
19,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
35.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
81.2 years
2025

Bahrain and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Costa Rica
Year GDP
Bahrain Costa Rica
1960 - $507,513,830
1961 - $490,325,182
1962 - $479,180,824
1963 - $511,902,137
1964 - $542,578,367
1965 - $592,981,162
1966 - $647,305,630
1967 - $699,456,619
1968 - $773,841,494
1969 - $853,630,204
1970 $391,577,364 $984,830,158
1971 $422,181,562 $1,077,147,538
1972 $534,081,184 $1,238,251,696
1973 $761,132,545 $1,528,925,846
1974 $1,042,176,884 $1,666,544,754
1975 $1,099,107,601 $1,960,863,466
1976 $1,581,709,519 $2,412,555,426
1977 $1,989,060,283 $3,072,427,013
1978 $2,272,042,965 $3,523,208,810
1979 $2,710,160,739 $4,035,519,323
1980 $3,493,834,468 $4,831,447,001
1981 $3,943,109,532 $2,623,803,096
1982 $4,145,421,080 $2,606,623,555
1983 $4,247,030,468 $3,146,772,631
1984 $4,440,874,566 $3,660,477,856
1985 $4,152,376,484 $3,919,203,960
1986 $3,470,746,843 $4,418,983,871
1987 $3,856,922,694 $4,532,952,047
1988 $4,209,834,173 $4,614,629,898
1989 $4,393,093,963 $5,251,025,767
1990 $4,809,511,005 $5,711,687,787
1991 $5,248,911,170 $7,215,725,487
1992 $5,402,232,447 $8,579,754,758
1993 $5,913,001,064 $9,564,815,975
1994 $6,330,627,926 $10,489,903,725
1995 $6,651,180,851 $11,578,594,260
1996 $6,938,166,755 $11,678,424,507
1997 $7,219,407,713 $12,614,602,382
1998 $7,031,309,043 $13,684,255,947
1999 $7,528,469,149 $14,254,866,285
2000 $9,062,898,936 $15,013,629,662
2001 $8,976,196,809 $15,976,174,337
2002 $9,593,510,638 $16,578,820,687
2003 $11,074,813,830 $17,271,760,507
2004 $13,150,159,574 $18,610,594,846
2005 $15,968,723,404 $20,040,642,477
2006 $18,504,760,638 $22,715,540,324
2007 $21,730,000,000 $26,884,700,709
2008 $25,710,904,255 $30,801,745,700
2009 $22,938,218,085 $30,745,714,313
2010 $26,805,984,043 $37,658,616,952
2011 $29,914,680,851 $42,762,613,699
2012 $31,963,404,255 $47,231,655,432
2013 $33,823,324,468 $50,949,668,842
2014 $34,772,526,596 $52,016,408,854
2015 $32,523,297,872 $56,441,920,821
2016 $33,884,680,851 $58,847,019,610
2017 $37,204,813,830 $60,516,044,657
2018 $39,567,978,723 $62,420,164,992
2019 $40,446,808,511 $64,417,670,521
2020 $35,837,632,979 $62,395,610,760
2021 $40,840,212,766 $64,960,725,734
2022 $46,458,191,489 $69,243,626,029
2023 $46,192,260,638 $86,497,941,439
2024 $47,736,702,128 $95,350,423,177

Bahrain and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Costa Rica
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Costa Rica
1960 - $382
1961 - $356
1962 - $335
1963 - $346
1964 - $354
1965 - $374
1966 - $395
1967 - $414
1968 - $445
1969 - $477
1970 $1,742 $536
1971 $1,830 $570
1972 $2,206 $639
1973 $2,981 $769
1974 $3,874 $817
1975 $3,880 $937
1976 $5,310 $1,123
1977 $6,358 $1,393
1978 $6,926 $1,556
1979 $7,891 $1,735
1980 $9,733 $2,021
1981 $10,557 $1,068
1982 $10,712 $1,032
1983 $10,599 $1,213
1984 $10,697 $1,372
1985 $9,649 $1,429
1986 $7,777 $1,569
1987 $8,333 $1,567
1988 $8,772 $1,555
1989 $8,833 $1,725
1990 $9,343 $1,830
1991 $10,434 $2,253
1992 $10,460 $2,612
1993 $11,152 $2,840
1994 $11,629 $3,040
1995 $11,901 $3,275
1996 $12,092 $3,227
1997 $12,255 $3,408
1998 $11,625 $3,617
1999 $12,123 $3,691
2000 $14,214 $3,813
2001 $13,573 $3,985
2002 $13,501 $4,068
2003 $14,486 $4,173
2004 $15,964 $4,431
2005 $17,966 $4,703
2006 $19,267 $5,257
2007 $20,908 $6,138
2008 $23,299 $6,937
2009 $19,465 $6,833
2010 $21,819 $8,266
2011 $25,033 $9,276
2012 $26,439 $10,127
2013 $26,990 $10,803
2014 $26,452 $10,911
2015 $23,734 $11,715
2016 $23,800 $12,091
2017 $24,785 $12,317
2018 $26,324 $12,590
2019 $27,260 $12,885
2020 $24,343 $12,394
2021 $27,148 $12,838
2022 $30,471 $13,626
2023 $29,290 $16,942
2024 $30,048 $18,587

Bahrain vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Costa Rica
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Costa Rica
1950 38.6 57.5
1951 39.3 57.8
1952 39.9 58.1
1953 40.7 59.1
1954 41.6 59.9
1955 42.8 60.5
1956 44.1 61.2
1957 45.7 61.6
1958 47.3 62.3
1959 49 62.9
1960 50.6 63.5
1961 52.3 63.9
1962 53.9 64.2
1963 55.4 64.3
1964 56.9 64.5
1965 58.4 64.8
1966 59.7 65.1
1967 61 65.6
1968 62.3 65.8
1969 63.4 66.4
1970 64.4 66.8
1971 65.3 67.4
1972 66.1 68
1973 66.9 68.7
1974 67.6 69.4
1975 68.3 70.3
1976 68.9 70.9
1977 69.4 71.5
1978 69.9 72
1979 70.3 72.5
1980 70.7 73
1981 71 73.4
1982 71.4 73.9
1983 71.6 74.2
1984 71.9 74.6
1985 72.1 74.8
1986 72.3 74.9
1987 72.4 75.2
1988 72.5 75.5
1989 72.5 75.9
1990 72.6 76.1
1991 72.7 76.2
1992 72.8 76.4
1993 72.9 76.3
1994 73.1 76.3
1995 73.4 76.4
1996 73.6 76.4
1997 73.9 76.6
1998 74.1 76.9
1999 74.4 77.1
2000 74.7 77.3
2001 74.9 77.6
2002 75.2 77.9
2003 75.5 78.2
2004 75.8 78.5
2005 76.1 78.9
2006 76.5 79
2007 77 79.1
2008 77.5 79.2
2009 78 79.4
2010 78.6 79.4
2011 79.1 79.6
2012 79.6 79.9
2013 80 80.2
2014 80.2 80.2
2015 80.3 80.4
2016 80.4 80
2017 80.4 80
2018 80.4 80.1
2019 80.5 80.3
2020 78.7 79.7
2021 78.1 78.1
2022 81 79.3
2023 81.3 80.8
2024 81.4 81
2025 81.6 81.2

Bahrain and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Costa Rica
Year Population
Bahrain Costa Rica
1960 165,477 1,327,496
1961 172,346 1,377,920
1962 179,349 1,429,445
1963 186,501 1,481,604
1964 193,816 1,533,960
1965 200,866 1,586,208
1966 207,543 1,638,116
1967 214,189 1,689,523
1968 219,337 1,739,731
1969 222,469 1,789,276
1970 224,809 1,838,949
1971 230,733 1,888,539
1972 242,113 1,938,248
1973 255,320 1,988,343
1974 269,038 2,039,643
1975 283,243 2,092,719
1976 297,863 2,147,774
1977 312,823 2,205,025
1978 328,046 2,264,510
1979 343,457 2,326,490
1980 358,978 2,390,633
1981 373,524 2,456,637
1982 386,983 2,524,806
1983 400,707 2,595,153
1984 415,154 2,667,595
1985 430,358 2,741,894
1986 446,286 2,817,216
1987 462,854 2,892,699
1988 479,929 2,968,103
1989 497,327 3,043,827
1990 514,797 3,121,706
1991 503,052 3,202,176
1992 516,458 3,284,258
1993 530,225 3,367,434
1994 544,366 3,451,122
1995 558,879 3,535,176
1996 573,792 3,619,013
1997 589,115 3,701,711
1998 604,842 3,782,838
1999 620,989 3,862,101
2000 637,582 3,937,739
2001 661,316 4,008,947
2002 710,553 4,075,705
2003 764,517 4,138,784
2004 823,741 4,200,078
2005 888,822 4,261,240
2006 960,424 4,321,340
2007 1,039,295 4,380,248
2008 1,103,496 4,440,056
2009 1,178,415 4,499,791
2010 1,228,543 4,555,962
2011 1,195,020 4,609,833
2012 1,208,964 4,663,934
2013 1,253,191 4,716,147
2014 1,314,562 4,767,119
2015 1,370,322 4,818,038
2016 1,423,726 4,866,998
2017 1,501,116 4,913,177
2018 1,503,091 4,957,818
2019 1,483,756 4,999,553
2020 1,472,204 5,034,320
2021 1,504,365 5,059,988
2022 1,524,693 5,081,765
2023 1,577,059 5,105,525
2024 1,588,670 5,129,910

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Costa Rica

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Costa Rica
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Costa Rica
1960 7.26 6.71
1961 7.23 6.65
1962 7.19 6.54
1963 7.14 6.39
1964 7.09 6.19
1965 7.03 5.96
1966 6.94 5.7
1967 6.84 5.42
1968 6.71 5.03
1969 6.57 4.84
1970 6.43 4.59
1971 6.28 4.36
1972 6.14 4.16
1973 5.97 3.99
1974 5.79 3.89
1975 5.62 3.8
1976 5.45 3.75
1977 5.29 3.7
1978 5.12 3.66
1979 4.94 3.65
1980 4.76 3.58
1981 4.6 3.56
1982 4.51 3.54
1983 4.41 3.53
1984 4.3 3.52
1985 4.28 3.51
1986 4.25 3.45
1987 4.13 3.38
1988 4.04 3.31
1989 3.96 3.24
1990 3.82 3.17
1991 3.63 3.08
1992 3.55 3
1993 3.46 2.93
1994 3.29 2.86
1995 3.13 2.78
1996 2.99 2.68
1997 2.92 2.59
1998 2.89 2.53
1999 2.9 2.48
2000 2.8 2.41
2001 2.65 2.31
2002 2.7 2.16
2003 2.78 2.08
2004 2.77 2.03
2005 2.67 2.04
2006 2.46 1.94
2007 2.28 1.95
2008 2.15 1.98
2009 2.05 1.95
2010 1.99 1.83
2011 2.03 1.88
2012 2.11 1.85
2013 2.17 1.78
2014 2.15 1.8
2015 2.11 1.8
2016 2.04 1.75
2017 1.98 1.71
2018 1.91 1.71
2019 1.84 1.6
2020 1.86 1.45
2021 1.85 1.35
2022 1.84 1.34
2023 1.82 1.33

Bahrain and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Costa Rica
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Costa Rica
1960 18.8 16.8
1961 18.7 16.8
1962 18.5 16.7
1963 18.4 16.7
1964 18.2 16.7
1965 17.9 16.7
1966 17.7 16.8
1967 17.4 16.9
1968 17.2 17.1
1969 17.2 17.3
1970 17.4 17.6
1971 17.6 17.8
1972 17.9 18.1
1973 18.3 18.4
1974 18.7 18.6
1975 19.2 18.9
1976 19.6 19.2
1977 20.2 19.5
1978 20.7 19.7
1979 21.3 20
1980 21.8 20.3
1981 22.2 20.6
1982 22.4 20.9
1983 22.6 21.2
1984 22.8 21.4
1985 23 21.6
1986 23.3 21.8
1987 23.6 22.1
1988 23.9 22.3
1989 24.2 22.5
1990 24.6 22.7
1991 25.1 22.9
1992 25.2 23.2
1993 25.2 23.4
1994 25.2 23.6
1995 25.3 23.9
1996 25.4 24.1
1997 25.5 24.4
1998 25.8 24.7
1999 26.2 24.9
2000 26.6 25.2
2001 26.8 25.5
2002 26.8 25.9
2003 26.8 26.3
2004 27 26.7
2005 27.4 27
2006 27.8 27.4
2007 28.3 27.8
2008 28.9 28.2
2009 29.6 28.6
2010 30 29
2011 30.2 29.4
2012 30.5 29.8
2013 30.8 30.3
2014 30.9 30.7
2015 31.1 31.2
2016 31.2 31.7
2017 31.4 32.1
2018 31.8 32.6
2019 32.2 33
2020 31.9 33.5
2021 31.6 34
2022 32.6 34.5
2023 33.8 35.1
2024 34.2 35.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Costa Rica
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
6.25%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
6.94%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
19.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
68.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.7%
2024
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
9
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$2.23B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$14.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$725M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
1,146,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
7.41%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
71.4%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Costa Rica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
1,025 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$27.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
8.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
1.68 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
51.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
34.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
37.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
60.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
2,206 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
99.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
69.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Costa Rica
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+967
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
83.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
65
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
58
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
17.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
98%
2021
English speaking
80%
2025
8.15%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
85.4%
2023

Health

Bahrain Costa Rica
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$219.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
81.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
2.64
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
24
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
10.5
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
32.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
3.4 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Costa Rica
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
3,843 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
6,534 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
11,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
3,129 mi
2017

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