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Bahrain vs Israel statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 9.97M in Israel (ranked 96/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 8,355 sq mi for Israel (ranked 174th vs. 149th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Israel ranks 28/197 ($540B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Israel ranks 21/197 ($54,177).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Israel
Population
1650128
10224104
Population rank 151/197 96/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$540B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 28/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$54,177
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 21/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$55,691
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$367B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
69.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$36,774
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 18/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$39,091
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
8,355 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
1,194 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
2.85
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
82.8 years
2025

Bahrain and Israel: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Israel economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Israel
Year GDP
Bahrain Israel
1960 - $3,070,585,807
1961 - $3,708,586,471
1962 - $2,966,154,031
1963 - $3,535,949,089
1964 - $4,024,344,853
1965 - $4,329,084,429
1966 - $4,703,300,098
1967 - $4,762,386,783
1968 - $5,458,427,928
1969 - $6,297,852,761
1970 $391,577,364 $7,406,712,876
1971 $422,181,562 $7,052,544,000
1972 $534,081,184 $9,222,557,539
1973 $761,132,545 $11,902,574,259
1974 $1,042,176,884 $17,172,607,138
1975 $1,099,107,601 $16,141,767,373
1976 $1,581,709,519 $15,956,349,550
1977 $1,989,060,283 $18,257,113,904
1978 $2,272,042,965 $17,701,286,907
1979 $2,710,160,739 $22,609,741,060
1980 $3,493,834,468 $25,395,256,478
1981 $3,943,109,532 $26,882,009,819
1982 $4,145,421,080 $29,255,285,401
1983 $4,247,030,468 $32,675,755,462
1984 $4,440,874,566 $30,645,607,293
1985 $4,152,376,484 $28,905,736,367
1986 $3,470,746,843 $35,834,154,874
1987 $3,856,922,694 $43,049,543,635
1988 $4,209,834,173 $52,650,948,910
1989 $4,393,093,963 $52,443,479,454
1990 $4,809,511,005 $62,016,729,541
1991 $5,248,911,170 $70,998,755,007
1992 $5,402,232,447 $79,457,685,757
1993 $5,913,001,064 $79,855,877,174
1994 $6,330,627,926 $90,740,103,829
1995 $6,651,180,851 $105,497,418,059
1996 $6,938,166,755 $115,116,595,545
1997 $7,219,407,713 $119,459,826,347
1998 $7,031,309,043 $120,547,409,279
1999 $7,528,469,149 $121,417,185,062
2000 $9,062,898,936 $136,512,300,542
2001 $8,976,196,809 $135,002,039,613
2002 $9,593,510,638 $125,332,331,884
2003 $11,074,813,830 $131,408,914,824
2004 $13,150,159,574 $140,047,984,605
2005 $15,968,723,404 $147,519,922,009
2006 $18,504,760,638 $158,900,547,825
2007 $21,730,000,000 $184,681,214,673
2008 $25,710,904,255 $221,231,658,863
2009 $22,938,218,085 $213,403,181,853
2010 $26,805,984,043 $239,679,036,634
2011 $29,914,680,851 $268,094,998,225
2012 $31,963,404,255 $263,589,172,712
2013 $33,823,324,468 $298,478,070,673
2014 $34,772,526,596 $315,017,088,117
2015 $32,523,297,872 $303,469,434,072
2016 $33,884,680,851 $321,940,971,558
2017 $37,204,813,830 $358,451,839,053
2018 $39,567,978,723 $376,299,083,108
2019 $40,446,808,511 $400,645,216,359
2020 $35,837,632,979 $410,768,352,658
2021 $40,840,212,766 $489,851,549,972
2022 $46,458,191,489 $525,181,008,026
2023 $46,192,260,638 $512,184,638,999
2024 $47,736,702,128 $540,379,921,262

Bahrain and Israel economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Israel
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Israel
1960 - $1,452
1961 - $1,697
1962 - $1,294
1963 - $1,486
1964 - $1,626
1965 - $1,689
1966 - $1,789
1967 - $1,735
1968 - $1,947
1969 - $2,189
1970 $1,742 $2,490
1971 $1,830 $2,298
1972 $2,206 $2,930
1973 $2,981 $3,631
1974 $3,874 $5,085
1975 $3,880 $4,672
1976 $5,310 $4,516
1977 $6,358 $5,053
1978 $6,926 $4,797
1979 $7,891 $5,972
1980 $9,733 $6,549
1981 $10,557 $6,795
1982 $10,712 $7,258
1983 $10,599 $7,960
1984 $10,697 $7,369
1985 $9,649 $6,829
1986 $7,777 $8,335
1987 $8,333 $9,853
1988 $8,772 $11,853
1989 $8,833 $11,608
1990 $9,343 $13,308
1991 $10,434 $14,346
1992 $10,460 $15,510
1993 $11,152 $15,179
1994 $11,629 $16,807
1995 $11,901 $19,026
1996 $12,092 $20,224
1997 $12,255 $20,469
1998 $11,625 $20,189
1999 $12,123 $19,823
2000 $14,214 $21,707
2001 $13,573 $20,966
2002 $13,501 $19,076
2003 $14,486 $19,643
2004 $15,964 $20,568
2005 $17,966 $21,287
2006 $19,267 $22,527
2007 $20,908 $25,721
2008 $23,299 $30,269
2009 $19,465 $28,508
2010 $21,819 $31,439
2011 $25,033 $34,523
2012 $26,439 $33,321
2013 $26,990 $37,034
2014 $26,452 $38,343
2015 $23,734 $36,213
2016 $23,800 $37,672
2017 $24,785 $41,138
2018 $26,324 $42,363
2019 $27,260 $44,251
2020 $24,343 $44,576
2021 $27,148 $52,271
2022 $30,471 $54,950
2023 $29,290 $52,004
2024 $30,048 $54,177

Bahrain vs. Israel life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Israel
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Israel
1950 38.6 69.9
1951 39.3 67.6
1952 39.9 67.2
1953 40.7 66.4
1954 41.6 66.3
1955 42.8 68
1956 44.1 66.6
1957 45.7 66.5
1958 47.3 68.4
1959 49 68.9
1960 50.6 69.8
1961 52.3 69.8
1962 53.9 69.3
1963 55.4 69.6
1964 56.9 69.6
1965 58.4 70.5
1966 59.7 70.9
1967 61 70.9
1968 62.3 70.8
1969 63.4 71
1970 64.4 71.2
1971 65.3 71.8
1972 66.1 71.6
1973 66.9 71.6
1974 67.6 71.6
1975 68.3 71.6
1976 68.9 72.7
1977 69.4 72.7
1978 69.9 73.1
1979 70.3 73.4
1980 70.7 73.7
1981 71 74.2
1982 71.4 74.3
1983 71.6 75.1
1984 71.9 75.5
1985 72.1 76
1986 72.3 75.9
1987 72.4 76.4
1988 72.5 76.9
1989 72.5 77.6
1990 72.6 78
1991 72.7 77.6
1992 72.8 77.3
1993 72.9 77.9
1994 73.1 78
1995 73.4 78.1
1996 73.6 78.6
1997 73.9 78.6
1998 74.1 78.6
1999 74.4 78.9
2000 74.7 79.2
2001 74.9 79.5
2002 75.2 79.5
2003 75.5 79.8
2004 75.8 80.3
2005 76.1 80.4
2006 76.5 80.8
2007 77 81
2008 77.5 81.3
2009 78 81.8
2010 78.6 82
2011 79.1 82
2012 79.6 82
2013 80 82.4
2014 80.2 82.4
2015 80.3 82.3
2016 80.4 82.6
2017 80.4 82.7
2018 80.4 82.9
2019 80.5 82.9
2020 78.7 82.7
2021 78.1 82.5
2022 81 82.8
2023 81.3 82.4
2024 81.4 82.7
2025 81.6 82.8

Bahrain and Israel population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Israel
Year Population
Bahrain Israel
1960 165,477 2,114,020
1961 172,346 2,185,000
1962 179,349 2,293,000
1963 186,501 2,379,000
1964 193,816 2,475,000
1965 200,866 2,563,000
1966 207,543 2,629,000
1967 214,189 2,745,000
1968 219,337 2,803,000
1969 222,469 2,877,000
1970 224,809 2,974,000
1971 230,733 3,069,000
1972 242,113 3,148,000
1973 255,320 3,278,000
1974 269,038 3,377,000
1975 283,243 3,455,000
1976 297,863 3,533,000
1977 312,823 3,613,000
1978 328,046 3,690,000
1979 343,457 3,786,000
1980 358,978 3,878,000
1981 373,524 3,956,000
1982 386,983 4,031,000
1983 400,707 4,105,000
1984 415,154 4,159,000
1985 430,358 4,233,000
1986 446,286 4,299,000
1987 462,854 4,369,000
1988 479,929 4,442,000
1989 497,327 4,518,000
1990 514,797 4,660,000
1991 503,052 4,949,000
1992 516,458 5,123,000
1993 530,225 5,261,000
1994 544,366 5,399,000
1995 558,879 5,545,000
1996 573,792 5,692,000
1997 589,115 5,836,000
1998 604,842 5,971,000
1999 620,989 6,125,000
2000 637,582 6,289,000
2001 661,316 6,439,000
2002 710,553 6,570,000
2003 764,517 6,689,700
2004 823,741 6,809,000
2005 888,822 6,930,100
2006 960,424 7,053,700
2007 1,039,295 7,180,100
2008 1,103,496 7,308,800
2009 1,178,415 7,485,600
2010 1,228,543 7,623,600
2011 1,195,020 7,765,800
2012 1,208,964 7,910,500
2013 1,253,191 8,059,500
2014 1,314,562 8,215,700
2015 1,370,322 8,380,100
2016 1,423,726 8,546,000
2017 1,501,116 8,713,300
2018 1,503,091 8,882,800
2019 1,483,756 9,054,000
2020 1,472,204 9,215,100
2021 1,504,365 9,371,400
2022 1,524,693 9,557,500
2023 1,577,059 9,849,000
2024 1,588,670 9,974,400

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Israel

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Israel
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Israel
1960 7.26 3.87
1961 7.23 3.86
1962 7.19 3.85
1963 7.14 3.84
1964 7.09 3.83
1965 7.03 3.81
1966 6.94 3.8
1967 6.84 3.79
1968 6.71 3.79
1969 6.57 3.78
1970 6.43 3.78
1971 6.28 3.77
1972 6.14 3.77
1973 5.97 3.7
1974 5.79 3.63
1975 5.62 3.55
1976 5.45 3.48
1977 5.29 3.41
1978 5.12 3.35
1979 4.94 3.3
1980 4.76 3.24
1981 4.6 3.19
1982 4.51 3.13
1983 4.41 3.11
1984 4.3 3.08
1985 4.28 3.06
1986 4.25 3.03
1987 4.13 3.01
1988 4.04 2.95
1989 3.96 2.89
1990 3.82 2.82
1991 3.63 2.76
1992 3.55 2.7
1993 3.46 2.8
1994 3.29 2.9
1995 3.13 2.9
1996 2.99 2.9
1997 2.92 2.94
1998 2.89 2.98
1999 2.9 2.97
2000 2.8 2.95
2001 2.65 2.92
2002 2.7 2.89
2003 2.78 2.95
2004 2.77 2.9
2005 2.67 2.84
2006 2.46 2.88
2007 2.28 2.9
2008 2.15 2.96
2009 2.05 2.96
2010 1.99 3.03
2011 2.03 2.98
2012 2.11 3.05
2013 2.17 3.03
2014 2.15 3.08
2015 2.11 3.09
2016 2.04 3.11
2017 1.98 3.11
2018 1.91 3.09
2019 1.84 3.01
2020 1.86 2.9
2021 1.85 3
2022 1.84 2.89
2023 1.82 2.85

Bahrain and Israel demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Israel
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Israel
1960 18.8 25.3
1961 18.7 25.3
1962 18.5 25
1963 18.4 24.6
1964 18.2 24.1
1965 17.9 23.8
1966 17.7 23.5
1967 17.4 23.4
1968 17.2 23.3
1969 17.2 23.3
1970 17.4 23.4
1971 17.6 23.5
1972 17.9 23.7
1973 18.3 23.8
1974 18.7 24
1975 19.2 24.2
1976 19.6 24.3
1977 20.2 24.5
1978 20.7 24.7
1979 21.3 24.8
1980 21.8 25
1981 22.2 25.1
1982 22.4 25.2
1983 22.6 25.3
1984 22.8 25.4
1985 23 25.4
1986 23.3 25.4
1987 23.6 25.5
1988 23.9 25.5
1989 24.2 25.6
1990 24.6 25.8
1991 25.1 26.2
1992 25.2 26.4
1993 25.2 26.5
1994 25.2 26.6
1995 25.3 26.9
1996 25.4 27.1
1997 25.5 27.3
1998 25.8 27.4
1999 26.2 27.6
2000 26.6 27.8
2001 26.8 28
2002 26.8 28.2
2003 26.8 28.4
2004 27 28.5
2005 27.4 28.7
2006 27.8 28.9
2007 28.3 29.1
2008 28.9 29.2
2009 29.6 29.3
2010 30 29.4
2011 30.2 29.5
2012 30.5 29.5
2013 30.8 29.6
2014 30.9 29.7
2015 31.1 29.8
2016 31.2 29.8
2017 31.4 29.9
2018 31.8 29.9
2019 32.2 29.9
2020 31.9 30
2021 31.6 30
2022 32.6 30.1
2023 33.8 30.2
2024 34.2 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Israel
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$528B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
41.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
5.32%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
178,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
2.9%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
17.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
179,905
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.79%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
41
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
511
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$331B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$215B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$952M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
4,905,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
2.39%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
89.3%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Israel
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
2,460 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$21.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
6.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
96.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
6.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
5.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
13.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
6,772 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
7.63%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Israel
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+10,612
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
92.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
84.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
92
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
1.63
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
97.8%
2011
English speaking
80%
2025
85%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
88.2%
2024

Health

Bahrain Israel
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$4,224
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$855
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
82.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.88%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
3.71
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
23.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
10.1%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
43
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
2.84 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Israel
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
838 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
2,072 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
541 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
12,670 mi
2021

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