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Bahrain vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 174th vs. 150th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain El Salvador
Population
1650128
6386184
Population rank 151/197 112/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$13,264
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Bahrain and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

El Salvador
Year GDP
Bahrain El Salvador
1965 - $877,720,000
1966 - $929,520,000
1967 - $976,200,000
1968 - $1,009,760,100
1969 - $1,049,400,000
1970 $391,577,364 $1,132,920,000
1971 $422,181,562 $1,186,120,000
1972 $534,081,184 $1,263,720,000
1973 $761,132,545 $1,442,320,000
1974 $1,042,176,884 $1,665,880,000
1975 $1,099,107,601 $1,884,120,100
1976 $1,581,709,519 $2,328,280,100
1977 $1,989,060,283 $2,941,640,100
1978 $2,272,042,965 $3,127,960,000
1979 $2,710,160,739 $3,463,639,900
1980 $3,493,834,468 $3,573,959,900
1981 $3,943,109,532 $3,437,200,200
1982 $4,145,421,080 $3,399,189,100
1983 $4,247,030,468 $3,506,347,800
1984 $4,440,874,566 $3,661,683,400
1985 $4,152,376,484 $3,800,368,600
1986 $3,470,746,843 $3,771,663,200
1987 $3,856,922,694 $3,958,045,800
1988 $4,209,834,173 $4,189,880,000
1989 $4,393,093,963 $4,372,215,300
1990 $4,809,511,005 $4,817,542,204
1991 $5,248,911,170 $5,252,342,400
1992 $5,402,232,447 $5,813,399,300
1993 $5,913,001,064 $6,680,269,200
1994 $6,330,627,926 $7,679,384,000
1995 $6,651,180,851 $8,921,947,100
1996 $6,938,166,755 $9,586,327,800
1997 $7,219,407,713 $10,221,705,900
1998 $7,031,309,043 $10,936,669,900
1999 $7,528,469,149 $11,284,197,000
2000 $9,062,898,936 $11,784,927,700
2001 $8,976,196,809 $12,282,533,600
2002 $9,593,510,638 $12,664,190,300
2003 $11,074,813,830 $13,243,892,200
2004 $13,150,159,574 $13,724,810,900
2005 $15,968,723,404 $14,698,000,000
2006 $18,504,760,638 $15,999,890,000
2007 $21,730,000,000 $17,011,750,000
2008 $25,710,904,255 $17,986,890,000
2009 $22,938,218,085 $17,601,620,000
2010 $26,805,984,043 $18,447,920,000
2011 $29,914,680,851 $20,283,780,000
2012 $31,963,404,255 $21,386,150,000
2013 $33,823,324,468 $21,990,960,000
2014 $34,772,526,596 $22,593,470,000
2015 $32,523,297,872 $23,438,240,000
2016 $33,884,680,851 $24,191,430,000
2017 $37,204,813,830 $24,979,190,000
2018 $39,567,978,723 $26,020,850,000
2019 $40,446,808,511 $26,881,140,000
2020 $35,837,632,979 $24,921,190,000
2021 $40,840,212,766 $29,043,140,000
2022 $46,458,191,489 $31,870,120,000
2023 $46,192,260,638 $33,853,940,000
2024 $47,736,702,128 $35,364,960,000

Bahrain and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain El Salvador
1965 - $274.3
1966 - $282.4
1967 - $288.4
1968 - $290.1
1969 - $293.4
1970 $1,742 $309
1971 $1,830 $316
1972 $2,206 $329
1973 $2,981 $366
1974 $3,874 $413
1975 $3,880 $457
1976 $5,310 $553
1977 $6,358 $684
1978 $6,926 $712
1979 $7,891 $773
1980 $9,733 $787
1981 $10,557 $752
1982 $10,712 $735
1983 $10,599 $745
1984 $10,697 $763
1985 $9,649 $776
1986 $7,777 $755
1987 $8,333 $777
1988 $8,772 $806
1989 $8,833 $825
1990 $9,343 $892
1991 $10,434 $956
1992 $10,460 $1,041
1993 $11,152 $1,180
1994 $11,629 $1,344
1995 $11,901 $1,548
1996 $12,092 $1,651
1997 $12,255 $1,749
1998 $11,625 $1,860
1999 $12,123 $1,908
2000 $14,214 $1,983
2001 $13,573 $2,058
2002 $13,501 $2,115
2003 $14,486 $2,208
2004 $15,964 $2,286
2005 $17,966 $2,447
2006 $19,267 $2,666
2007 $20,908 $2,831
2008 $23,299 $2,983
2009 $19,465 $2,910
2010 $21,819 $3,040
2011 $25,033 $3,331
2012 $26,439 $3,498
2013 $26,990 $3,582
2014 $26,452 $3,666
2015 $23,734 $3,790
2016 $23,800 $3,901
2017 $24,785 $4,020
2018 $26,324 $4,184
2019 $27,260 $4,320
2020 $24,343 $3,997
2021 $27,148 $4,643
2022 $30,471 $5,075
2023 $29,290 $5,365
2024 $30,048 $5,580

Bahrain vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain El Salvador
1950 38.6 44.2
1951 39.3 43.8
1952 39.9 44.8
1953 40.7 45
1954 41.6 45.5
1955 42.8 46
1956 44.1 46.6
1957 45.7 47.1
1958 47.3 47.7
1959 49 48
1960 50.6 48.3
1961 52.3 48.6
1962 53.9 49
1963 55.4 49.4
1964 56.9 49.7
1965 58.4 50.2
1966 59.7 50.7
1967 61 50.8
1968 62.3 50.8
1969 63.4 51.3
1970 64.4 51.4
1971 65.3 51.7
1972 66.1 52
1973 66.9 52.8
1974 67.6 52.9
1975 68.3 53.4
1976 68.9 54.4
1977 69.4 54
1978 69.9 54.7
1979 70.3 53.8
1980 70.7 48.6
1981 71 50.9
1982 71.4 53.3
1983 71.6 54.4
1984 71.9 56.6
1985 72.1 58
1986 72.3 59.3
1987 72.4 59.4
1988 72.5 60
1989 72.5 61.3
1990 72.6 62
1991 72.7 62.5
1992 72.8 62.9
1993 72.9 64
1994 73.1 64.5
1995 73.4 64.9
1996 73.6 65.5
1997 73.9 66.2
1998 74.1 66.7
1999 74.4 67.3
2000 74.7 67.7
2001 74.9 68
2002 75.2 68.5
2003 75.5 68.8
2004 75.8 69.3
2005 76.1 69.3
2006 76.5 69.6
2007 77 69.8
2008 77.5 70.1
2009 78 70.4
2010 78.6 70.9
2011 79.1 71.2
2012 79.6 71.4
2013 80 71.2
2014 80.2 71.1
2015 80.3 71
2016 80.4 70.9
2017 80.4 71
2018 80.4 71.4
2019 80.5 71.7
2020 78.7 70.2
2021 78.1 69.9
2022 81 72
2023 81.3 72.1
2024 81.4 72.3
2025 81.6 72.5

Bahrain and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

El Salvador
Year Population
Bahrain El Salvador
1960 165,477 2,791,459
1961 172,346 2,870,016
1962 179,349 2,949,204
1963 186,501 3,028,679
1964 193,816 3,111,883
1965 200,866 3,199,466
1966 207,543 3,290,961
1967 214,189 3,385,184
1968 219,337 3,480,773
1969 222,469 3,576,485
1970 224,809 3,668,796
1971 230,733 3,757,523
1972 242,113 3,846,830
1973 255,320 3,938,068
1974 269,038 4,029,671
1975 283,243 4,120,449
1976 297,863 4,210,310
1977 312,823 4,301,256
1978 328,046 4,394,114
1979 343,457 4,480,388
1980 358,978 4,540,382
1981 373,524 4,570,599
1982 386,983 4,622,477
1983 400,707 4,707,367
1984 415,154 4,798,003
1985 430,358 4,894,706
1986 446,286 4,992,769
1987 462,854 5,092,441
1988 479,929 5,195,833
1989 497,327 5,298,979
1990 514,797 5,399,726
1991 503,052 5,495,077
1992 516,458 5,585,609
1993 530,225 5,659,957
1994 544,366 5,714,129
1995 558,879 5,762,131
1996 573,792 5,805,286
1997 589,115 5,844,578
1998 604,842 5,880,781
1999 620,989 5,913,900
2000 637,582 5,943,366
2001 661,316 5,968,060
2002 710,553 5,986,631
2003 764,517 5,998,599
2004 823,741 6,004,671
2005 888,822 6,005,578
2006 960,424 6,002,319
2007 1,039,295 6,009,824
2008 1,103,496 6,029,297
2009 1,178,415 6,048,279
2010 1,228,543 6,068,249
2011 1,195,020 6,090,127
2012 1,208,964 6,113,975
2013 1,253,191 6,138,839
2014 1,314,562 6,162,955
2015 1,370,322 6,183,676
2016 1,423,726 6,200,800
2017 1,501,116 6,213,533
2018 1,503,091 6,219,807
2019 1,483,756 6,222,318
2020 1,472,204 6,234,673
2021 1,504,365 6,255,782
2022 1,524,693 6,280,319
2023 1,577,059 6,309,624
2024 1,588,670 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Bahrain and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Bahrain

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain El Salvador
1960 7.26 6.62
1961 7.23 6.64
1962 7.19 6.68
1963 7.14 6.69
1964 7.09 6.68
1965 7.03 6.64
1966 6.94 6.57
1967 6.84 6.49
1968 6.71 6.39
1969 6.57 6.28
1970 6.43 6.18
1971 6.28 6.13
1972 6.14 6.03
1973 5.97 5.93
1974 5.79 5.82
1975 5.62 5.71
1976 5.45 5.59
1977 5.29 5.47
1978 5.12 5.36
1979 4.94 5.23
1980 4.76 5.11
1981 4.6 4.99
1982 4.51 4.83
1983 4.41 4.65
1984 4.3 4.48
1985 4.28 4.32
1986 4.25 4.19
1987 4.13 4.18
1988 4.04 4.1
1989 3.96 4.03
1990 3.82 3.96
1991 3.63 3.89
1992 3.55 3.8
1993 3.46 3.69
1994 3.29 3.61
1995 3.13 3.57
1996 2.99 3.48
1997 2.92 3.38
1998 2.89 3.34
1999 2.9 3.22
2000 2.8 3.08
2001 2.65 2.93
2002 2.7 2.78
2003 2.78 2.64
2004 2.77 2.52
2005 2.67 2.44
2006 2.46 2.4
2007 2.28 2.35
2008 2.15 2.29
2009 2.05 2.26
2010 1.99 2.24
2011 2.03 2.22
2012 2.11 2.19
2013 2.17 2.15
2014 2.15 2.13
2015 2.11 2.07
2016 2.04 1.97
2017 1.98 1.9
2018 1.91 1.85
2019 1.84 1.84
2020 1.86 1.82
2021 1.85 1.8
2022 1.84 1.79
2023 1.82 1.78

Bahrain and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Bahrain El Salvador
1960 18.8 17.2
1961 18.7 17.1
1962 18.5 17
1963 18.4 17
1964 18.2 16.9
1965 17.9 16.9
1966 17.7 16.8
1967 17.4 16.7
1968 17.2 16.6
1969 17.2 16.6
1970 17.4 16.6
1971 17.6 16.6
1972 17.9 16.6
1973 18.3 16.7
1974 18.7 16.8
1975 19.2 16.9
1976 19.6 17
1977 20.2 17.1
1978 20.7 17.2
1979 21.3 17.4
1980 21.8 17.5
1981 22.2 17.6
1982 22.4 17.7
1983 22.6 17.8
1984 22.8 18
1985 23 18.2
1986 23.3 18.4
1987 23.6 18.5
1988 23.9 18.6
1989 24.2 18.7
1990 24.6 18.8
1991 25.1 18.8
1992 25.2 18.8
1993 25.2 19
1994 25.2 19.3
1995 25.3 19.6
1996 25.4 19.9
1997 25.5 20.3
1998 25.8 20.6
1999 26.2 21
2000 26.6 21.3
2001 26.8 21.6
2002 26.8 21.9
2003 26.8 22.2
2004 27 22.5
2005 27.4 22.7
2006 27.8 23
2007 28.3 23.2
2008 28.9 23.3
2009 29.6 23.5
2010 30 23.7
2011 30.2 23.9
2012 30.5 24.1
2013 30.8 24.3
2014 30.9 24.6
2015 31.1 24.9
2016 31.2 25.2
2017 31.4 25.6
2018 31.8 26
2019 32.2 26.4
2020 31.9 26.8
2021 31.6 27.2
2022 32.6 27.6
2023 33.8 28
2024 34.2 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2023
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
12.3%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
43.4%
2024

Energy

Bahrain El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Bahrain El Salvador
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
89.8%
2024
English speaking
80%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
67.7%
2023

Health

Bahrain El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain El Salvador
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
5,600 mi
2017

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