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Bahrain vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 174th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Jamaica
Population
1650128
2837071
Population rank 151/197 140/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Bahrain and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Jamaica
Year GDP
Bahrain Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 $391,577,364 $1,404,720,442
1971 $422,181,562 $1,539,861,816
1972 $534,081,184 $1,875,146,587
1973 $761,132,545 $1,905,917,553
1974 $1,042,176,884 $2,375,122,375
1975 $1,099,107,601 $2,860,442,750
1976 $1,581,709,519 $2,966,042,856
1977 $1,989,060,283 $3,249,733,140
1978 $2,272,042,965 $2,644,527,822
1979 $2,710,160,739 $2,425,064,229
1980 $3,493,834,468 $2,679,379,372
1981 $3,943,109,532 $2,979,027,966
1982 $4,145,421,080 $3,293,496,312
1983 $4,247,030,468 $3,619,262,277
1984 $4,440,874,566 $2,373,564,549
1985 $4,152,376,484 $2,100,239,019
1986 $3,470,746,843 $2,754,549,582
1987 $3,856,922,694 $3,287,007,322
1988 $4,209,834,173 $3,828,342,820
1989 $4,393,093,963 $4,404,937,853
1990 $4,809,511,005 $4,592,208,087
1991 $5,248,911,170 $4,106,207,649
1992 $5,402,232,447 $3,535,460,090
1993 $5,913,001,064 $5,440,075,676
1994 $6,330,627,926 $5,452,558,947
1995 $6,651,180,851 $6,577,520,643
1996 $6,938,166,755 $7,393,891,921
1997 $7,219,407,713 $8,400,041,724
1998 $7,031,309,043 $8,787,195,622
1999 $7,528,469,149 $8,887,057,997
2000 $9,062,898,936 $9,005,064,475
2001 $8,976,196,809 $9,194,727,831
2002 $9,593,510,638 $9,719,009,495
2003 $11,074,813,830 $9,430,234,811
2004 $13,150,159,574 $10,174,664,854
2005 $15,968,723,404 $11,243,865,778
2006 $18,504,760,638 $11,930,179,090
2007 $21,730,000,000 $12,799,600,047
2008 $25,710,904,255 $13,709,401,520
2009 $22,938,218,085 $12,120,458,115
2010 $26,805,984,043 $13,220,549,908
2011 $29,914,680,851 $14,444,661,522
2012 $31,963,404,255 $14,807,086,556
2013 $33,823,324,468 $14,264,205,153
2014 $34,772,526,596 $13,899,217,680
2015 $32,523,297,872 $14,188,936,918
2016 $33,884,680,851 $14,077,096,677
2017 $37,204,813,830 $14,808,985,133
2018 $39,567,978,723 $15,730,792,876
2019 $40,446,808,511 $15,830,766,531
2020 $35,837,632,979 $13,812,421,836
2021 $40,840,212,766 $14,657,586,159
2022 $46,458,191,489 $17,097,760,687
2023 $46,192,260,638 $19,423,355,367
2024 $47,736,702,128 $19,930,288,337

Bahrain and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 $1,742 $748
1971 $1,830 $809
1972 $2,206 $971
1973 $2,981 $972
1974 $3,874 $1,193
1975 $3,880 $1,417
1976 $5,310 $1,450
1977 $6,358 $1,569
1978 $6,926 $1,262
1979 $7,891 $1,144
1980 $9,733 $1,249
1981 $10,557 $1,370
1982 $10,712 $1,494
1983 $10,599 $1,619
1984 $10,697 $1,048
1985 $9,649 $917
1986 $7,777 $1,191
1987 $8,333 $1,411
1988 $8,772 $1,632
1989 $8,833 $1,865
1990 $9,343 $1,930
1991 $10,434 $1,710
1992 $10,460 $1,458
1993 $11,152 $2,221
1994 $11,629 $2,203
1995 $11,901 $2,631
1996 $12,092 $2,929
1997 $12,255 $3,297
1998 $11,625 $3,419
1999 $12,123 $3,432
2000 $14,214 $3,453
2001 $13,573 $3,504
2002 $13,501 $3,681
2003 $14,486 $3,550
2004 $15,964 $3,808
2005 $17,966 $4,184
2006 $19,267 $4,417
2007 $20,908 $4,716
2008 $23,299 $5,030
2009 $19,465 $4,428
2010 $21,819 $4,810
2011 $25,033 $5,233
2012 $26,439 $5,341
2013 $26,990 $5,124
2014 $26,452 $4,975
2015 $23,734 $5,063
2016 $23,800 $5,010
2017 $24,785 $5,259
2018 $26,324 $5,578
2019 $27,260 $5,607
2020 $24,343 $4,879
2021 $27,148 $5,165
2022 $30,471 $6,022
2023 $29,290 $6,840
2024 $30,048 $7,020

Bahrain vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Jamaica
1950 38.6 56.6
1951 39.3 57.1
1952 39.9 58.1
1953 40.7 58.9
1954 41.6 59.6
1955 42.8 60.4
1956 44.1 61.2
1957 45.7 61.9
1958 47.3 62.6
1959 49 63.2
1960 50.6 63.8
1961 52.3 64.3
1962 53.9 64.6
1963 55.4 65
1964 56.9 65.3
1965 58.4 65.7
1966 59.7 65.9
1967 61 66.1
1968 62.3 66.3
1969 63.4 66.5
1970 64.4 66.7
1971 65.3 67
1972 66.1 67.3
1973 66.9 67.6
1974 67.6 67.9
1975 68.3 68.2
1976 68.9 68.4
1977 69.4 68.6
1978 69.9 68.7
1979 70.3 68.8
1980 70.7 69
1981 71 69.1
1982 71.4 69.3
1983 71.6 69.5
1984 71.9 69.8
1985 72.1 70.1
1986 72.3 70.4
1987 72.4 70.9
1988 72.5 71.2
1989 72.5 71.5
1990 72.6 71.7
1991 72.7 71.8
1992 72.8 71.8
1993 72.9 71.8
1994 73.1 71.6
1995 73.4 71.5
1996 73.6 71.3
1997 73.9 71.2
1998 74.1 71.2
1999 74.4 71.2
2000 74.7 71.3
2001 74.9 71.3
2002 75.2 71.5
2003 75.5 71.6
2004 75.8 71.5
2005 76.1 71.5
2006 76.5 71.4
2007 77 71.4
2008 77.5 71.5
2009 78 71.7
2010 78.6 72
2011 79.1 72.2
2012 79.6 72.4
2013 80 72.4
2014 80.2 72.4
2015 80.3 72.2
2016 80.4 72.1
2017 80.4 71.9
2018 80.4 71.6
2019 80.5 71.5
2020 78.7 71.5
2021 78.1 69.1
2022 81 71.5
2023 81.3 71.5
2024 81.4 71.6
2025 81.6 71.7

Bahrain and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Jamaica
Year Population
Bahrain Jamaica
1960 165,477 1,650,005
1961 172,346 1,673,261
1962 179,349 1,696,932
1963 186,501 1,721,099
1964 193,816 1,745,568
1965 200,866 1,769,192
1966 207,543 1,791,475
1967 214,189 1,812,865
1968 219,337 1,833,765
1969 222,469 1,855,127
1970 224,809 1,878,196
1971 230,733 1,903,728
1972 242,113 1,931,542
1973 255,320 1,961,219
1974 269,038 1,990,906
1975 283,243 2,018,981
1976 297,863 2,045,578
1977 312,823 2,070,657
1978 328,046 2,094,836
1979 343,457 2,119,486
1980 358,978 2,145,658
1981 373,524 2,173,818
1982 386,983 2,203,889
1983 400,707 2,234,832
1984 415,154 2,264,562
1985 430,358 2,290,656
1986 446,286 2,312,125
1987 462,854 2,329,813
1988 479,929 2,345,777
1989 497,327 2,361,916
1990 514,797 2,379,877
1991 503,052 2,400,869
1992 516,458 2,424,701
1993 530,225 2,449,916
1994 544,366 2,475,220
1995 558,879 2,500,151
1996 573,792 2,524,463
1997 589,115 2,547,848
1998 604,842 2,569,736
1999 620,989 2,589,795
2000 637,582 2,607,826
2001 661,316 2,624,403
2002 710,553 2,640,572
2003 764,517 2,656,623
2004 823,741 2,672,225
2005 888,822 2,687,066
2006 960,424 2,700,968
2007 1,039,295 2,713,800
2008 1,103,496 2,725,635
2009 1,178,415 2,736,995
2010 1,228,543 2,748,568
2011 1,195,020 2,760,494
2012 1,208,964 2,772,430
2013 1,253,191 2,783,687
2014 1,314,562 2,793,749
2015 1,370,322 2,802,534
2016 1,423,726 2,809,915
2017 1,501,116 2,815,764
2018 1,503,091 2,820,097
2019 1,483,756 2,823,271
2020 1,472,204 2,830,739
2021 1,504,365 2,837,682
2022 1,524,693 2,839,144
2023 1,577,059 2,839,786
2024 1,588,670 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Jamaica
1960 7.26 5.54
1961 7.23 5.6
1962 7.19 5.64
1963 7.14 5.73
1964 7.09 5.79
1965 7.03 5.72
1966 6.94 5.69
1967 6.84 5.67
1968 6.71 5.58
1969 6.57 5.47
1970 6.43 5.35
1971 6.28 5.21
1972 6.14 5.06
1973 5.97 5
1974 5.79 4.67
1975 5.62 4.44
1976 5.45 4.21
1977 5.29 4
1978 5.12 3.84
1979 4.94 3.72
1980 4.76 3.59
1981 4.6 3.51
1982 4.51 3.46
1983 4.41 3.41
1984 4.3 3.32
1985 4.28 3.21
1986 4.25 3.11
1987 4.13 3.02
1988 4.04 2.98
1989 3.96 2.93
1990 3.82 2.96
1991 3.63 3
1992 3.55 3.03
1993 3.46 2.99
1994 3.29 2.93
1995 3.13 2.85
1996 2.99 2.77
1997 2.92 2.68
1998 2.89 2.57
1999 2.9 2.47
2000 2.8 2.35
2001 2.65 2.3
2002 2.7 2.27
2003 2.78 2.24
2004 2.77 2.2
2005 2.67 2.15
2006 2.46 2.09
2007 2.28 2.02
2008 2.15 1.95
2009 2.05 1.88
2010 1.99 1.8
2011 2.03 1.72
2012 2.11 1.65
2013 2.17 1.59
2014 2.15 1.54
2015 2.11 1.51
2016 2.04 1.46
2017 1.98 1.43
2018 1.91 1.4
2019 1.84 1.39
2020 1.86 1.38
2021 1.85 1.38
2022 1.84 1.37
2023 1.82 1.36

Bahrain and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Jamaica
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.7 19.5
1962 18.5 19.3
1963 18.4 19
1964 18.2 18.8
1965 17.9 18.5
1966 17.7 18.3
1967 17.4 18.1
1968 17.2 17.9
1969 17.2 17.8
1970 17.4 17.7
1971 17.6 17.7
1972 17.9 17.8
1973 18.3 17.9
1974 18.7 18
1975 19.2 18.2
1976 19.6 18.4
1977 20.2 18.6
1978 20.7 18.9
1979 21.3 19.1
1980 21.8 19.4
1981 22.2 19.6
1982 22.4 19.9
1983 22.6 20.1
1984 22.8 20.4
1985 23 20.6
1986 23.3 20.8
1987 23.6 21.1
1988 23.9 21.3
1989 24.2 21.6
1990 24.6 21.8
1991 25.1 22
1992 25.2 22.2
1993 25.2 22.3
1994 25.2 22.4
1995 25.3 22.5
1996 25.4 22.6
1997 25.5 22.7
1998 25.8 22.9
1999 26.2 23.1
2000 26.6 23.3
2001 26.8 23.6
2002 26.8 23.8
2003 26.8 24.1
2004 27 24.4
2005 27.4 24.6
2006 27.8 24.9
2007 28.3 25.3
2008 28.9 25.7
2009 29.6 26.1
2010 30 26.5
2011 30.2 27
2012 30.5 27.4
2013 30.8 27.9
2014 30.9 28.3
2015 31.1 28.8
2016 31.2 29.3
2017 31.4 29.8
2018 31.8 30.3
2019 32.2 30.8
2020 31.9 31.3
2021 31.6 31.7
2022 32.6 32.2
2023 33.8 32.8
2024 34.2 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
73.3%
2021

Energy

Bahrain Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Bahrain Jamaica
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
88.7%
2015
English speaking
80%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
89.5%
2023

Health

Bahrain Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Jamaica
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
13,745 mi
2011

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