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Bahrain vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 174th vs. 119th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Ireland
Population
1650128
5474763
Population rank 151/197 121/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Bahrain and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Ireland
Year GDP
Bahrain Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 $391,577,364 $4,395,995,086
1971 $422,181,562 $5,098,250,287
1972 $534,081,184 $6,318,060,582
1973 $761,132,545 $7,481,173,066
1974 $1,042,176,884 $7,896,860,615
1975 $1,099,107,601 $9,483,808,362
1976 $1,581,709,519 $9,453,756,015
1977 $1,989,060,283 $11,248,340,431
1978 $2,272,042,965 $14,647,996,074
1979 $2,710,160,739 $18,319,334,300
1980 $3,493,834,468 $21,747,855,640
1981 $3,943,109,532 $20,670,190,138
1982 $4,145,421,080 $21,474,754,080
1983 $4,247,030,468 $20,766,047,764
1984 $4,440,874,566 $20,106,648,455
1985 $4,152,376,484 $21,270,013,326
1986 $3,470,746,843 $28,714,571,852
1987 $3,856,922,694 $33,920,518,493
1988 $4,209,834,173 $37,772,897,421
1989 $4,393,093,963 $39,238,392,678
1990 $4,809,511,005 $49,305,632,408
1991 $5,248,911,170 $49,787,502,852
1992 $5,402,232,447 $55,918,538,121
1993 $5,913,001,064 $52,417,477,614
1994 $6,330,627,926 $57,097,656,066
1995 $6,651,180,851 $69,139,823,232
1996 $6,938,166,755 $75,790,785,030
1997 $7,219,407,713 $82,856,648,758
1998 $7,031,309,043 $90,199,410,116
1999 $7,528,469,149 $98,893,958,263
2000 $9,062,898,936 $100,207,610,430
2001 $8,976,196,809 $109,346,669,230
2002 $9,593,510,638 $128,596,035,288
2003 $11,074,813,830 $164,670,771,260
2004 $13,150,159,574 $194,372,115,041
2005 $15,968,723,404 $211,876,989,656
2006 $18,504,760,638 $232,180,617,162
2007 $21,730,000,000 $270,079,279,420
2008 $25,710,904,255 $275,447,471,451
2009 $22,938,218,085 $236,443,117,248
2010 $26,805,984,043 $221,985,621,538
2011 $29,914,680,851 $241,337,364,610
2012 $31,963,404,255 $227,270,922,957
2013 $33,823,324,468 $243,301,556,085
2014 $34,772,526,596 $266,787,238,499
2015 $32,523,297,872 $302,391,428,540
2016 $33,884,680,851 $305,733,136,181
2017 $37,204,813,830 $348,532,394,024
2018 $39,567,978,723 $395,461,216,460
2019 $40,446,808,511 $407,124,824,065
2020 $35,837,632,979 $436,555,518,400
2021 $40,840,212,766 $531,306,516,908
2022 $46,458,191,489 $548,570,250,342
2023 $46,192,260,638 $551,394,889,340
2024 $47,736,702,128 $577,389,475,010

Bahrain and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 $1,742 $1,487
1971 $1,830 $1,704
1972 $2,206 $2,080
1973 $2,981 $2,424
1974 $3,874 $2,517
1975 $3,880 $2,973
1976 $5,310 $2,920
1977 $6,358 $3,427
1978 $6,926 $4,400
1979 $7,891 $5,430
1980 $9,733 $6,372
1981 $10,557 $5,986
1982 $10,712 $6,161
1983 $10,599 $5,915
1984 $10,697 $5,692
1985 $9,649 $6,012
1986 $7,777 $8,112
1987 $8,333 $9,582
1988 $8,772 $10,716
1989 $8,833 $11,176
1990 $9,343 $14,031
1991 $10,434 $14,087
1992 $10,460 $15,714
1993 $11,152 $14,657
1994 $11,629 $15,903
1995 $11,901 $19,158
1996 $12,092 $20,836
1997 $12,255 $22,551
1998 $11,625 $24,295
1999 $12,123 $26,338
2000 $14,214 $26,335
2001 $13,573 $28,282
2002 $13,501 $32,705
2003 $14,486 $41,204
2004 $15,964 $47,754
2005 $17,966 $50,933
2006 $19,267 $54,329
2007 $20,908 $61,396
2008 $23,299 $61,353
2009 $19,465 $52,133
2010 $21,819 $48,679
2011 $25,033 $52,693
2012 $26,439 $49,412
2013 $26,990 $52,619
2014 $26,452 $57,278
2015 $23,734 $64,312
2016 $23,800 $64,193
2017 $24,785 $72,198
2018 $26,324 $80,739
2019 $27,260 $81,810
2020 $24,343 $86,623
2021 $27,148 $103,962
2022 $30,471 $105,235
2023 $29,290 $103,888
2024 $30,048 $107,316

Bahrain vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Ireland
1950 38.6 65.6
1951 39.3 64.8
1952 39.9 67.2
1953 40.7 67.9
1954 41.6 68
1955 42.8 68
1956 44.1 69
1957 45.7 69
1958 47.3 69.3
1959 49 69.4
1960 50.6 70.2
1961 52.3 69.6
1962 53.9 69.9
1963 55.4 70.2
1964 56.9 70.4
1965 58.4 70.6
1966 59.7 70.2
1967 61 71.2
1968 62.3 70.9
1969 63.4 70.8
1970 64.4 70.8
1971 65.3 71.6
1972 66.1 71
1973 66.9 71.2
1974 67.6 71.1
1975 68.3 71.7
1976 68.9 71.8
1977 69.4 71.9
1978 69.9 71.9
1979 70.3 72.2
1980 70.7 72.5
1981 71 72.9
1982 71.4 73.2
1983 71.6 73.2
1984 71.9 73.6
1985 72.1 73.6
1986 72.3 73.6
1987 72.4 74.4
1988 72.5 74.4
1989 72.5 74.5
1990 72.6 74.8
1991 72.7 75
1992 72.8 75.4
1993 72.9 75.3
1994 73.1 75.8
1995 73.4 75.5
1996 73.6 75.8
1997 73.9 76
1998 74.1 76.2
1999 74.4 76.1
2000 74.7 76.5
2001 74.9 77.1
2002 75.2 77.6
2003 75.5 78.1
2004 75.8 78.5
2005 76.1 78.9
2006 76.5 79.2
2007 77 79.6
2008 77.5 79.8
2009 78 80.1
2010 78.6 80.6
2011 79.1 80.7
2012 79.6 80.9
2013 80 81.1
2014 80.2 81.4
2015 80.3 81.5
2016 80.4 81.7
2017 80.4 82.1
2018 80.4 82.1
2019 80.5 82.4
2020 78.7 82.4
2021 78.1 81.9
2022 81 82.1
2023 81.3 82.4
2024 81.4 82.6
2025 81.6 82.7

Bahrain and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Ireland
Year Population
Bahrain Ireland
1960 165,477 2,828,600
1961 172,346 2,824,400
1962 179,349 2,836,050
1963 186,501 2,852,650
1964 193,816 2,866,550
1965 200,866 2,877,300
1966 207,543 2,888,800
1967 214,189 2,902,450
1968 219,337 2,915,550
1969 222,469 2,932,650
1970 224,809 2,957,250
1971 230,733 2,992,050
1972 242,113 3,036,850
1973 255,320 3,085,950
1974 269,038 3,137,500
1975 283,243 3,189,550
1976 297,863 3,238,050
1977 312,823 3,282,200
1978 328,046 3,329,100
1979 343,457 3,373,750
1980 358,978 3,412,800
1981 373,524 3,453,000
1982 386,983 3,485,800
1983 400,707 3,510,600
1984 415,154 3,532,423
1985 430,358 3,538,082
1986 446,286 3,539,690
1987 462,854 3,540,057
1988 479,929 3,524,949
1989 497,327 3,511,009
1990 514,797 3,513,974
1991 503,052 3,534,235
1992 516,458 3,558,430
1993 530,225 3,576,261
1994 544,366 3,590,386
1995 558,879 3,608,841
1996 573,792 3,637,510
1997 589,115 3,674,171
1998 604,842 3,712,696
1999 620,989 3,754,786
2000 637,582 3,805,174
2001 661,316 3,866,243
2002 710,553 3,931,947
2003 764,517 3,996,521
2004 823,741 4,070,262
2005 888,822 4,159,914
2006 960,424 4,273,591
2007 1,039,295 4,398,942
2008 1,103,496 4,489,544
2009 1,178,415 4,535,375
2010 1,228,543 4,560,155
2011 1,195,020 4,580,084
2012 1,208,964 4,599,533
2013 1,253,191 4,623,816
2014 1,314,562 4,657,740
2015 1,370,322 4,701,957
2016 1,423,726 4,762,722
2017 1,501,116 4,827,445
2018 1,503,091 4,898,022
2019 1,483,756 4,976,456
2020 1,472,204 5,039,747
2021 1,504,365 5,110,585
2022 1,524,693 5,212,836
2023 1,577,059 5,307,600
2024 1,588,670 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Ireland

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Ireland
1960 7.26 3.78
1961 7.23 3.78
1962 7.19 3.92
1963 7.14 4.01
1964 7.09 4.07
1965 7.03 4.04
1966 6.94 3.94
1967 6.84 3.84
1968 6.71 3.77
1969 6.57 3.83
1970 6.43 3.85
1971 6.28 3.93
1972 6.14 3.84
1973 5.97 3.71
1974 5.79 3.59
1975 5.62 3.37
1976 5.45 3.29
1977 5.29 3.24
1978 5.12 3.21
1979 4.94 3.21
1980 4.76 3.21
1981 4.6 3.05
1982 4.51 2.94
1983 4.41 2.74
1984 4.3 2.58
1985 4.28 2.48
1986 4.25 2.44
1987 4.13 2.32
1988 4.04 2.17
1989 3.96 2.08
1990 3.82 2.11
1991 3.63 2.08
1992 3.55 1.99
1993 3.46 1.9
1994 3.29 1.85
1995 3.13 1.84
1996 2.99 1.88
1997 2.92 1.93
1998 2.89 1.94
1999 2.9 1.9
2000 2.8 1.89
2001 2.65 1.94
2002 2.7 1.97
2003 2.78 1.96
2004 2.77 1.93
2005 2.67 1.86
2006 2.46 1.91
2007 2.28 2.01
2008 2.15 2.06
2009 2.05 2.06
2010 1.99 2.05
2011 2.03 2.03
2012 2.11 1.98
2013 2.17 1.93
2014 2.15 1.89
2015 2.11 1.85
2016 2.04 1.81
2017 1.98 1.77
2018 1.91 1.75
2019 1.84 1.71
2020 1.86 1.63
2021 1.85 1.78
2022 1.84 1.54
2023 1.82 1.5

Bahrain and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Ireland
1960 18.8 30.1
1961 18.7 29.8
1962 18.5 29.5
1963 18.4 29.2
1964 18.2 28.9
1965 17.9 28.6
1966 17.7 28.2
1967 17.4 28
1968 17.2 27.8
1969 17.2 27.6
1970 17.4 27.4
1971 17.6 27.1
1972 17.9 26.9
1973 18.3 26.7
1974 18.7 26.5
1975 19.2 26.5
1976 19.6 26.4
1977 20.2 26.5
1978 20.7 26.5
1979 21.3 26.5
1980 21.8 26.5
1981 22.2 26.6
1982 22.4 26.7
1983 22.6 26.9
1984 22.8 27.1
1985 23 27.3
1986 23.3 27.6
1987 23.6 27.9
1988 23.9 28.4
1989 24.2 28.8
1990 24.6 29.2
1991 25.1 29.6
1992 25.2 29.9
1993 25.2 30.2
1994 25.2 30.6
1995 25.3 30.9
1996 25.4 31.3
1997 25.5 31.6
1998 25.8 31.9
1999 26.2 32.2
2000 26.6 32.5
2001 26.8 32.7
2002 26.8 33
2003 26.8 33.2
2004 27 33.4
2005 27.4 33.4
2006 27.8 33.4
2007 28.3 33.4
2008 28.9 33.5
2009 29.6 33.9
2010 30 34.3
2011 30.2 34.8
2012 30.5 35.2
2013 30.8 35.6
2014 30.9 36
2015 31.1 36.4
2016 31.2 36.8
2017 31.4 37.1
2018 31.8 37.4
2019 32.2 37.8
2020 31.9 38.2
2021 31.6 38.6
2022 32.6 38.9
2023 33.8 39.4
2024 34.2 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Ireland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
99%
2003
English speaking
80%
2025
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
96.5%
2023

Health

Bahrain Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Ireland
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
62,031 mi
2018

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