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Bahrain vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 174th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Laos
Population
1650128
7954155
Population rank 151/197 103/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Bahrain and Laos: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Laos economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Laos
Year GDP
Bahrain Laos
1970 $391,577,364 -
1971 $422,181,562 -
1972 $534,081,184 -
1973 $761,132,545 -
1974 $1,042,176,884 -
1975 $1,099,107,601 -
1976 $1,581,709,519 -
1977 $1,989,060,283 -
1978 $2,272,042,965 -
1979 $2,710,160,739 -
1980 $3,493,834,468 -
1981 $3,943,109,532 -
1982 $4,145,421,080 -
1983 $4,247,030,468 -
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,757,142,856
1985 $4,152,376,484 $2,366,666,616
1986 $3,470,746,843 $1,776,842,097
1987 $3,856,922,694 $1,087,273,104
1988 $4,209,834,173 $598,961,269
1989 $4,393,093,963 $714,046,821
1990 $4,809,511,005 $865,559,879
1991 $5,248,911,170 $1,028,087,972
1992 $5,402,232,447 $1,127,806,945
1993 $5,913,001,064 $1,327,748,690
1994 $6,330,627,926 $1,543,606,345
1995 $6,651,180,851 $1,763,536,305
1996 $6,938,166,755 $1,873,671,550
1997 $7,219,407,713 $1,747,011,857
1998 $7,031,309,043 $1,280,177,839
1999 $7,528,469,149 $1,454,430,642
2000 $9,062,898,936 $1,731,198,022
2001 $8,976,196,809 $1,768,619,058
2002 $9,593,510,638 $1,758,176,653
2003 $11,074,813,830 $2,023,324,407
2004 $13,150,159,574 $2,366,398,120
2005 $15,968,723,404 $2,735,558,735
2006 $18,504,760,638 $3,455,030,061
2007 $21,730,000,000 $4,223,152,739
2008 $25,710,904,255 $5,446,433,157
2009 $22,938,218,085 $5,836,137,330
2010 $26,805,984,043 $7,131,771,015
2011 $29,914,680,851 $8,750,104,617
2012 $31,963,404,255 $10,192,846,339
2013 $33,823,324,468 $11,983,252,627
2014 $34,772,526,596 $13,279,245,886
2015 $32,523,297,872 $14,426,380,126
2016 $33,884,680,851 $15,912,501,723
2017 $37,204,813,830 $17,071,155,481
2018 $39,567,978,723 $18,141,641,090
2019 $40,446,808,511 $18,740,561,513
2020 $35,837,632,979 $18,981,805,250
2021 $40,840,212,766 $18,827,148,531
2022 $46,458,191,489 $15,468,785,204
2023 $46,192,260,638 $15,843,155,731
2024 $47,736,702,128 $16,502,933,121

Bahrain and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Laos
1970 $1,742 -
1971 $1,830 -
1972 $2,206 -
1973 $2,981 -
1974 $3,874 -
1975 $3,880 -
1976 $5,310 -
1977 $6,358 -
1978 $6,926 -
1979 $7,891 -
1980 $9,733 -
1981 $10,557 -
1982 $10,712 -
1983 $10,599 -
1984 $10,697 $483
1985 $9,649 $633
1986 $7,777 $462
1987 $8,333 $274.7
1988 $8,772 $147.1
1989 $8,833 $170.4
1990 $9,343 $200.7
1991 $10,434 $231.8
1992 $10,460 $247.3
1993 $11,152 $283.4
1994 $11,629 $321
1995 $11,901 $358
1996 $12,092 $371
1997 $12,255 $339
1998 $11,625 $243.9
1999 $12,123 $272.3
2000 $14,214 $319
2001 $13,573 $320
2002 $13,501 $313
2003 $14,486 $355
2004 $15,964 $409
2005 $17,966 $466
2006 $19,267 $579
2007 $20,908 $697
2008 $23,299 $886
2009 $19,465 $935
2010 $21,819 $1,126
2011 $25,033 $1,362
2012 $26,439 $1,564
2013 $26,990 $1,813
2014 $26,452 $1,981
2015 $23,734 $2,121
2016 $23,800 $2,303
2017 $24,785 $2,432
2018 $26,324 $2,545
2019 $27,260 $2,589
2020 $24,343 $2,584
2021 $27,148 $2,526
2022 $30,471 $2,046
2023 $29,290 $2,067
2024 $30,048 $2,124

Bahrain vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Laos
1950 38.6 38.9
1951 39.3 39.2
1952 39.9 39.4
1953 40.7 39.7
1954 41.6 40
1955 42.8 40.3
1956 44.1 40.6
1957 45.7 40.9
1958 47.3 41.2
1959 49 40.7
1960 50.6 41
1961 52.3 41.3
1962 53.9 42.3
1963 55.4 41.5
1964 56.9 41.9
1965 58.4 42.2
1966 59.7 42.3
1967 61 42.9
1968 62.3 43.2
1969 63.4 43.5
1970 64.4 43.8
1971 65.3 44.1
1972 66.1 44.4
1973 66.9 44.7
1974 67.6 45.9
1975 68.3 46.1
1976 68.9 46
1977 69.4 46.4
1978 69.9 46.8
1979 70.3 47.5
1980 70.7 48.6
1981 71 49.2
1982 71.4 49.9
1983 71.6 50.5
1984 71.9 51
1985 72.1 51.6
1986 72.3 52.1
1987 72.4 52.6
1988 72.5 53.1
1989 72.5 53.6
1990 72.6 54
1991 72.7 54.7
1992 72.8 55.1
1993 72.9 55.6
1994 73.1 55.8
1995 73.4 56.3
1996 73.6 56.8
1997 73.9 57.3
1998 74.1 57.5
1999 74.4 57.9
2000 74.7 58.3
2001 74.9 58.9
2002 75.2 59.3
2003 75.5 59.6
2004 75.8 60.1
2005 76.1 60.7
2006 76.5 61.1
2007 77 61.7
2008 77.5 62.2
2009 78 63
2010 78.6 63.7
2011 79.1 64.5
2012 79.6 65.1
2013 80 65.7
2014 80.2 66.3
2015 80.3 66.7
2016 80.4 67
2017 80.4 67.3
2018 80.4 67.6
2019 80.5 67.9
2020 78.7 68.3
2021 78.1 67.8
2022 81 68.7
2023 81.3 69
2024 81.4 69.2
2025 81.6 69.5

Bahrain and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Laos
Year Population
Bahrain Laos
1960 165,477 2,121,514
1961 172,346 2,169,796
1962 179,349 2,219,910
1963 186,501 2,271,061
1964 193,816 2,322,826
1965 200,866 2,376,200
1966 207,543 2,431,084
1967 214,189 2,487,715
1968 219,337 2,546,377
1969 222,469 2,606,959
1970 224,809 2,669,702
1971 230,733 2,734,628
1972 242,113 2,801,660
1973 255,320 2,870,573
1974 269,038 2,939,761
1975 283,243 3,005,521
1976 297,863 3,064,876
1977 312,823 3,118,923
1978 328,046 3,171,740
1979 343,457 3,228,202
1980 358,978 3,292,573
1981 373,524 3,366,631
1982 386,983 3,450,026
1983 400,707 3,541,001
1984 415,154 3,637,843
1985 430,358 3,739,985
1986 446,286 3,846,715
1987 462,854 3,957,612
1988 479,929 4,072,601
1989 497,327 4,190,974
1990 514,797 4,311,955
1991 503,052 4,435,118
1992 516,458 4,559,646
1993 530,225 4,685,060
1994 544,366 4,809,220
1995 558,879 4,929,409
1996 573,792 5,045,678
1997 589,115 5,152,011
1998 604,842 5,248,266
1999 620,989 5,340,784
2000 637,582 5,431,212
2001 661,316 5,521,482
2002 710,553 5,610,889
2003 764,517 5,697,945
2004 823,741 5,781,626
2005 888,822 5,869,523
2006 960,424 5,963,200
2007 1,039,295 6,056,236
2008 1,103,496 6,148,969
2009 1,178,415 6,241,642
2010 1,228,543 6,334,194
2011 1,195,020 6,426,590
2012 1,208,964 6,518,978
2013 1,253,191 6,611,385
2014 1,314,562 6,703,172
2015 1,370,322 6,801,645
2016 1,423,726 6,908,802
2017 1,501,116 7,018,147
2018 1,503,091 7,128,045
2019 1,483,756 7,237,636
2020 1,472,204 7,346,533
2021 1,504,365 7,453,194
2022 1,524,693 7,559,007
2023 1,577,059 7,664,993
2024 1,588,670 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Laos

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Laos
1960 7.26 6.29
1961 7.23 6.31
1962 7.19 6.31
1963 7.14 6.32
1964 7.09 6.31
1965 7.03 6.32
1966 6.94 6.31
1967 6.84 6.31
1968 6.71 6.3
1969 6.57 6.3
1970 6.43 6.31
1971 6.28 6.3
1972 6.14 6.28
1973 5.97 6.28
1974 5.79 6.29
1975 5.62 6.29
1976 5.45 6.29
1977 5.29 6.29
1978 5.12 6.3
1979 4.94 6.31
1980 4.76 6.33
1981 4.6 6.35
1982 4.51 6.37
1983 4.41 6.38
1984 4.3 6.37
1985 4.28 6.33
1986 4.25 6.26
1987 4.13 6.21
1988 4.04 6.16
1989 3.96 6.1
1990 3.82 6.06
1991 3.63 5.99
1992 3.55 5.9
1993 3.46 5.8
1994 3.29 5.6
1995 3.13 5.36
1996 2.99 5.15
1997 2.92 4.96
1998 2.89 4.79
1999 2.9 4.64
2000 2.8 4.43
2001 2.65 4.29
2002 2.7 4.13
2003 2.78 4.02
2004 2.77 3.9
2005 2.67 3.69
2006 2.46 3.56
2007 2.28 3.44
2008 2.15 3.33
2009 2.05 3.23
2010 1.99 3.14
2011 2.03 3.05
2012 2.11 2.95
2013 2.17 2.87
2014 2.15 2.8
2015 2.11 2.8
2016 2.04 2.74
2017 1.98 2.69
2018 1.91 2.63
2019 1.84 2.59
2020 1.86 2.54
2021 1.85 2.49
2022 1.84 2.46
2023 1.82 2.42

Bahrain and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Laos
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Laos
1960 18.8 19.2
1961 18.7 19.2
1962 18.5 19.1
1963 18.4 19
1964 18.2 19
1965 17.9 18.9
1966 17.7 18.9
1967 17.4 18.9
1968 17.2 18.8
1969 17.2 18.8
1970 17.4 18.7
1971 17.6 18.7
1972 17.9 18.7
1973 18.3 18.7
1974 18.7 18.6
1975 19.2 18.5
1976 19.6 18.4
1977 20.2 18.3
1978 20.7 18.1
1979 21.3 18
1980 21.8 17.9
1981 22.2 17.9
1982 22.4 17.8
1983 22.6 17.8
1984 22.8 17.8
1985 23 17.8
1986 23.3 17.8
1987 23.6 17.8
1988 23.9 17.9
1989 24.2 17.9
1990 24.6 17.9
1991 25.1 17.9
1992 25.2 17.9
1993 25.2 17.9
1994 25.2 17.9
1995 25.3 17.9
1996 25.4 17.9
1997 25.5 18
1998 25.8 18
1999 26.2 18
2000 26.6 18.1
2001 26.8 18.2
2002 26.8 18.4
2003 26.8 18.5
2004 27 18.7
2005 27.4 18.9
2006 27.8 19.2
2007 28.3 19.6
2008 28.9 20
2009 29.6 20.5
2010 30 21
2011 30.2 21.4
2012 30.5 21.9
2013 30.8 22.3
2014 30.9 22.7
2015 31.1 23
2016 31.2 23.3
2017 31.4 23.6
2018 31.8 23.8
2019 32.2 24.1
2020 31.9 24.4
2021 31.6 24.7
2022 32.6 25
2023 33.8 25.3
2024 34.2 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Bahrain Laos
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
75.6%
2023
English speaking
80%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Bahrain Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Laos
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
24,598 mi
2009

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