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Bahrain vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 174th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Kenya
Population
1650128
58419239
Population rank 151/197 26/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
64 years
2025

Bahrain and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Kenya
Year GDP
Bahrain Kenya
1960 - $791,265,459
1961 - $792,959,473
1962 - $868,111,401
1963 - $926,589,349
1964 - $998,759,334
1965 - $997,919,321
1966 - $1,164,519,674
1967 - $1,232,559,507
1968 - $1,353,295,459
1969 - $1,458,379,417
1970 $391,577,364 $1,603,447,359
1971 $422,181,562 $1,778,391,289
1972 $534,081,184 $2,107,279,157
1973 $761,132,545 $2,509,001,324
1974 $1,042,176,884 $2,969,958,812
1975 $1,099,107,601 $3,259,345,083
1976 $1,581,709,519 $3,474,542,392
1977 $1,989,060,283 $4,494,378,764
1978 $2,272,042,965 $5,303,735,111
1979 $2,710,160,739 $6,234,391,113
1980 $3,493,834,468 $7,265,315,820
1981 $3,943,109,532 $6,854,491,706
1982 $4,145,421,080 $6,431,579,357
1983 $4,247,030,468 $5,979,198,314
1984 $4,440,874,566 $6,191,437,070
1985 $4,152,376,484 $6,135,034,214
1986 $3,470,746,843 $7,239,126,568
1987 $3,856,922,694 $7,970,820,369
1988 $4,209,834,173 $8,355,380,879
1989 $4,393,093,963 $8,283,114,514
1990 $4,809,511,005 $8,572,359,038
1991 $5,248,911,170 $8,151,488,783
1992 $5,402,232,447 $8,209,120,763
1993 $5,913,001,064 $5,751,786,643
1994 $6,330,627,926 $7,148,148,564
1995 $6,651,180,851 $9,046,320,255
1996 $6,938,166,755 $12,045,865,396
1997 $7,219,407,713 $13,115,764,358
1998 $7,031,309,043 $14,093,998,844
1999 $7,528,469,149 $12,896,010,459
2000 $9,062,898,936 $12,705,350,098
2001 $8,976,196,809 $12,986,007,426
2002 $9,593,510,638 $13,147,736,899
2003 $11,074,813,830 $14,904,517,650
2004 $13,150,159,574 $16,095,337,094
2005 $15,968,723,404 $18,737,895,513
2006 $18,504,760,638 $25,825,512,284
2007 $21,730,000,000 $31,958,195,182
2008 $25,710,904,255 $35,895,153,328
2009 $22,938,218,085 $42,347,217,913
2010 $26,805,984,043 $45,405,615,064
2011 $29,914,680,851 $46,869,473,151
2012 $31,963,404,255 $56,396,704,672
2013 $33,823,324,468 $61,671,440,408
2014 $34,772,526,596 $68,285,796,514
2015 $32,523,297,872 $70,120,446,897
2016 $33,884,680,851 $74,815,144,164
2017 $37,204,813,830 $82,036,510,877
2018 $39,567,978,723 $92,202,979,985
2019 $40,446,808,511 $100,378,436,207
2020 $35,837,632,979 $100,657,505,751
2021 $40,840,212,766 $109,703,658,905
2022 $46,458,191,489 $114,448,978,153
2023 $46,192,260,638 $108,038,588,971
2024 $47,736,702,128 $124,498,691,699

Bahrain and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Kenya
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $99.3
1962 - $104.6
1963 - $107.4
1964 - $111.3
1965 - $106.9
1966 - $119.8
1967 - $121.9
1968 - $128.7
1969 - $133.3
1970 $1,742 $141
1971 $1,830 $150.9
1972 $2,206 $172.6
1973 $2,981 $198.6
1974 $3,874 $227.2
1975 $3,880 $241.2
1976 $5,310 $248.9
1977 $6,358 $311
1978 $6,926 $355
1979 $7,891 $403
1980 $9,733 $454
1981 $10,557 $413
1982 $10,712 $374
1983 $10,599 $335
1984 $10,697 $334
1985 $9,649 $320
1986 $7,777 $364
1987 $8,333 $387
1988 $8,772 $391
1989 $8,833 $374
1990 $9,343 $374
1991 $10,434 $345
1992 $10,460 $337
1993 $11,152 $229
1994 $11,629 $276.4
1995 $11,901 $340
1996 $12,092 $441
1997 $12,255 $467
1998 $11,625 $488
1999 $12,123 $434
2000 $14,214 $415
2001 $13,573 $411
2002 $13,501 $403
2003 $14,486 $443
2004 $15,964 $464
2005 $17,966 $523
2006 $19,267 $700
2007 $20,908 $840
2008 $23,299 $916
2009 $19,465 $1,048
2010 $21,819 $1,092
2011 $25,033 $1,096
2012 $26,439 $1,285
2013 $26,990 $1,371
2014 $26,452 $1,483
2015 $23,734 $1,489
2016 $23,800 $1,554
2017 $24,785 $1,667
2018 $26,324 $1,836
2019 $27,260 $1,960
2020 $24,343 $1,928
2021 $27,148 $2,061
2022 $30,471 $2,110
2023 $29,290 $1,952
2024 $30,048 $2,206

Bahrain vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Kenya
1950 38.6 36.9
1951 39.3 38
1952 39.9 38.6
1953 40.7 39.8
1954 41.6 41
1955 42.8 42.3
1956 44.1 43.5
1957 45.7 45.3
1958 47.3 46.5
1959 49 47.5
1960 50.6 48.5
1961 52.3 49.3
1962 53.9 50.1
1963 55.4 50.8
1964 56.9 51.3
1965 58.4 51.9
1966 59.7 52.4
1967 61 52.8
1968 62.3 53.3
1969 63.4 53.7
1970 64.4 54.1
1971 65.3 54.5
1972 66.1 55
1973 66.9 55.5
1974 67.6 56
1975 68.3 56.6
1976 68.9 57.2
1977 69.4 57.7
1978 69.9 58.2
1979 70.3 58.7
1980 70.7 59.2
1981 71 59.6
1982 71.4 59.9
1983 71.6 60.3
1984 71.9 60.6
1985 72.1 60.9
1986 72.3 60.8
1987 72.4 60.7
1988 72.5 60.3
1989 72.5 60
1990 72.6 58.3
1991 72.7 57.8
1992 72.8 57.1
1993 72.9 56.7
1994 73.1 56.1
1995 73.4 55.9
1996 73.6 55.6
1997 73.9 55.5
1998 74.1 55.6
1999 74.4 55.9
2000 74.7 56.1
2001 74.9 56.5
2002 75.2 56.8
2003 75.5 57.4
2004 75.8 57.9
2005 76.1 58.5
2006 76.5 59.1
2007 77 59.4
2008 77.5 60
2009 78 60.5
2010 78.6 60.9
2011 79.1 61.3
2012 79.6 61.5
2013 80 61.7
2014 80.2 62
2015 80.3 62.3
2016 80.4 62.5
2017 80.4 62.7
2018 80.4 62.8
2019 80.5 62.9
2020 78.7 61.6
2021 78.1 61.2
2022 81 63.5
2023 81.3 63.6
2024 81.4 63.8
2025 81.6 64

Bahrain and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Kenya
Year Population
Bahrain Kenya
1960 165,477 7,695,307
1961 172,346 7,987,770
1962 179,349 8,299,308
1963 186,501 8,627,971
1964 193,816 8,973,535
1965 200,866 9,338,078
1966 207,543 9,717,816
1967 214,189 10,111,057
1968 219,337 10,518,823
1969 222,469 10,939,695
1970 224,809 11,368,791
1971 230,733 11,788,904
1972 242,113 12,206,060
1973 255,320 12,634,835
1974 269,038 13,070,078
1975 283,243 13,511,671
1976 297,863 13,957,623
1977 312,823 14,428,819
1978 328,046 14,934,126
1979 343,457 15,460,666
1980 358,978 16,018,459
1981 373,524 16,601,507
1982 386,983 17,206,175
1983 400,707 17,846,374
1984 415,154 18,514,906
1985 430,358 19,201,768
1986 446,286 19,901,646
1987 462,854 20,616,096
1988 479,929 21,356,219
1989 497,327 22,118,434
1990 514,797 22,892,651
1991 503,052 23,646,514
1992 516,458 24,382,460
1993 530,225 25,117,188
1994 544,366 25,857,130
1995 558,879 26,601,751
1996 573,792 27,344,211
1997 589,115 28,101,768
1998 604,842 28,888,057
1999 620,989 29,733,408
2000 637,582 30,642,890
2001 661,316 31,619,170
2002 710,553 32,629,808
2003 764,517 33,652,223
2004 823,741 34,713,455
2005 888,822 35,796,484
2006 960,424 36,904,008
2007 1,039,295 38,036,349
2008 1,103,496 39,206,351
2009 1,178,415 40,408,891
2010 1,228,543 41,598,567
2011 1,195,020 42,758,461
2012 1,208,964 43,888,303
2013 1,253,191 44,986,791
2014 1,314,562 46,051,440
2015 1,370,322 47,088,526
2016 1,423,726 48,139,687
2017 1,501,116 49,197,766
2018 1,503,091 50,207,107
2019 1,483,756 51,202,827
2020 1,472,204 52,217,334
2021 1,504,365 53,219,166
2022 1,524,693 54,252,461
2023 1,577,059 55,339,003
2024 1,588,670 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Kenya

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Kenya
1960 7.26 7.65
1961 7.23 7.72
1962 7.19 7.77
1963 7.14 7.82
1964 7.09 7.87
1965 7.03 7.92
1966 6.94 7.96
1967 6.84 7.95
1968 6.71 7.95
1969 6.57 7.95
1970 6.43 7.94
1971 6.28 7.92
1972 6.14 7.89
1973 5.97 7.86
1974 5.79 7.82
1975 5.62 7.8
1976 5.45 7.77
1977 5.29 7.73
1978 5.12 7.67
1979 4.94 7.6
1980 4.76 7.53
1981 4.6 7.45
1982 4.51 7.35
1983 4.41 7.22
1984 4.3 7.08
1985 4.28 6.96
1986 4.25 6.84
1987 4.13 6.69
1988 4.04 6.52
1989 3.96 6.33
1990 3.82 6.14
1991 3.63 5.94
1992 3.55 5.74
1993 3.46 5.57
1994 3.29 5.44
1995 3.13 5.37
1996 2.99 5.31
1997 2.92 5.27
1998 2.89 5.24
1999 2.9 5.18
2000 2.8 5.14
2001 2.65 5.09
2002 2.7 5.03
2003 2.78 4.94
2004 2.77 4.86
2005 2.67 4.8
2006 2.46 4.75
2007 2.28 4.72
2008 2.15 4.66
2009 2.05 4.57
2010 1.99 4.45
2011 2.03 4.28
2012 2.11 4.12
2013 2.17 3.96
2014 2.15 3.84
2015 2.11 3.77
2016 2.04 3.69
2017 1.98 3.61
2018 1.91 3.54
2019 1.84 3.43
2020 1.86 3.36
2021 1.85 3.31
2022 1.84 3.26
2023 1.82 3.21

Bahrain and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Kenya
1960 18.8 15.7
1961 18.7 15.5
1962 18.5 15.3
1963 18.4 15.2
1964 18.2 15.1
1965 17.9 14.9
1966 17.7 14.8
1967 17.4 14.6
1968 17.2 14.5
1969 17.2 14.5
1970 17.4 14.4
1971 17.6 14.4
1972 17.9 14.3
1973 18.3 14.3
1974 18.7 14.3
1975 19.2 14.3
1976 19.6 14.3
1977 20.2 14.3
1978 20.7 14.3
1979 21.3 14.4
1980 21.8 14.5
1981 22.2 14.5
1982 22.4 14.6
1983 22.6 14.7
1984 22.8 14.8
1985 23 14.9
1986 23.3 15
1987 23.6 15
1988 23.9 15.1
1989 24.2 15.2
1990 24.6 15.3
1991 25.1 15.5
1992 25.2 15.6
1993 25.2 15.7
1994 25.2 15.9
1995 25.3 16
1996 25.4 16.1
1997 25.5 16.2
1998 25.8 16.4
1999 26.2 16.5
2000 26.6 16.7
2001 26.8 16.8
2002 26.8 17
2003 26.8 17.1
2004 27 17.3
2005 27.4 17.4
2006 27.8 17.5
2007 28.3 17.6
2008 28.9 17.7
2009 29.6 17.8
2010 30 17.9
2011 30.2 18.1
2012 30.5 18.2
2013 30.8 18.4
2014 30.9 18.5
2015 31.1 18.7
2016 31.2 18.9
2017 31.4 19.1
2018 31.8 19.3
2019 32.2 19.6
2020 31.9 19.8
2021 31.6 20
2022 32.6 20.3
2023 33.8 20.6
2024 34.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2022
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
90.1%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Bahrain Kenya
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
82.9%
2022
English speaking
80%
2025
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
35%
2024

Health

Bahrain Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Kenya
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
110,480 mi
2018

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