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Bahrain vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 174th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Latvia
Population
1650128
1844219
Population rank 151/197 149/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Bahrain and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Latvia
Year GDP
Bahrain Latvia
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 -
1985 $4,152,376,484 -
1986 $3,470,746,843 -
1987 $3,856,922,694 -
1988 $4,209,834,173 -
1989 $4,393,093,963 -
1990 $4,809,511,005 -
1991 $5,248,911,170 -
1992 $5,402,232,447 -
1993 $5,913,001,064 -
1994 $6,330,627,926 -
1995 $6,651,180,851 $5,608,208,785
1996 $6,938,166,755 $5,799,465,288
1997 $7,219,407,713 $6,349,481,007
1998 $7,031,309,043 $6,974,112,951
1999 $7,528,469,149 $7,324,192,890
2000 $9,062,898,936 $7,761,252,607
2001 $8,976,196,809 $8,190,888,740
2002 $9,593,510,638 $9,249,030,241
2003 $11,074,813,830 $11,244,337,720
2004 $13,150,159,574 $13,827,070,379
2005 $15,968,723,404 $16,306,935,905
2006 $18,504,760,638 $20,434,922,247
2007 $21,730,000,000 $29,420,499,248
2008 $25,710,904,255 $34,135,200,994
2009 $22,938,218,085 $25,691,530,442
2010 $26,805,984,043 $23,468,324,572
2011 $29,914,680,851 $26,575,547,901
2012 $31,963,404,255 $27,116,149,949
2013 $33,823,324,468 $29,152,128,168
2014 $34,772,526,596 $30,277,203,767
2015 $32,523,297,872 $26,344,565,877
2016 $33,884,680,851 $27,117,105,060
2017 $37,204,813,830 $29,391,059,767
2018 $39,567,978,723 $33,247,935,477
2019 $40,446,808,511 $33,099,503,951
2020 $35,837,632,979 $33,379,927,435
2021 $40,840,212,766 $38,183,326,785
2022 $46,458,191,489 $38,014,713,596
2023 $46,192,260,638 $42,572,151,720
2024 $47,736,702,128 $43,520,773,851

Bahrain and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Latvia
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 -
1985 $9,649 -
1986 $7,777 -
1987 $8,333 -
1988 $8,772 -
1989 $8,833 -
1990 $9,343 -
1991 $10,434 -
1992 $10,460 -
1993 $11,152 -
1994 $11,629 -
1995 $11,901 $2,257
1996 $12,092 $2,360
1997 $12,255 $2,610
1998 $11,625 $2,894
1999 $12,123 $3,064
2000 $14,214 $3,278
2001 $13,573 $3,505
2002 $13,501 $4,004
2003 $14,486 $4,915
2004 $15,964 $6,110
2005 $17,966 $7,284
2006 $19,267 $9,212
2007 $20,908 $13,371
2008 $23,299 $15,678
2009 $19,465 $11,996
2010 $21,819 $11,188
2011 $25,033 $12,903
2012 $26,439 $13,329
2013 $26,990 $14,484
2014 $26,452 $15,186
2015 $23,734 $13,322
2016 $23,800 $13,839
2017 $24,785 $15,132
2018 $26,324 $17,252
2019 $27,260 $17,295
2020 $24,343 $17,564
2021 $27,148 $20,262
2022 $30,471 $20,227
2023 $29,290 $22,676
2024 $30,048 $23,368

Bahrain vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Latvia
1950 38.6 64.6
1951 39.3 65.2
1952 39.9 65.7
1953 40.7 66.2
1954 41.6 66.7
1955 42.8 67.1
1956 44.1 67.6
1957 45.7 68.3
1958 47.3 68.9
1959 49 69.5
1960 50.6 70.3
1961 52.3 70.5
1962 53.9 69.9
1963 55.4 70.3
1964 56.9 71.5
1965 58.4 71.2
1966 59.7 71.2
1967 61 70.9
1968 62.3 70.5
1969 63.4 70.2
1970 64.4 70.2
1971 65.3 70.6
1972 66.1 70.3
1973 66.9 70.2
1974 67.6 70.1
1975 68.3 69.3
1976 68.9 69.4
1977 69.4 69.4
1978 69.9 69.3
1979 70.3 68.8
1980 70.7 69.1
1981 71 69.1
1982 71.4 69.6
1983 71.6 69.4
1984 71.9 69.4
1985 72.1 69.6
1986 72.3 71
1987 72.4 71
1988 72.5 70.9
1989 72.5 70.4
1990 72.6 69.5
1991 72.7 69.2
1992 72.8 68.5
1993 72.9 66.6
1994 73.1 65.2
1995 73.4 66
1996 73.6 68.6
1997 73.9 69.2
1998 74.1 68.9
1999 74.4 69.6
2000 74.7 70.2
2001 74.9 69.9
2002 75.2 70.2
2003 75.5 70.6
2004 75.8 70.9
2005 76.1 70.6
2006 76.5 70.6
2007 77 70.8
2008 77.5 72
2009 78 72.7
2010 78.6 73
2011 79.1 73.7
2012 79.6 73.9
2013 80 74.2
2014 80.2 74.3
2015 80.3 74.7
2016 80.4 74.8
2017 80.4 74.8
2018 80.4 75
2019 80.5 75.6
2020 78.7 75.5
2021 78.1 73.2
2022 81 74.9
2023 81.3 76.2
2024 81.4 76.3
2025 81.6 76.5

Bahrain and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Latvia
Year Population
Bahrain Latvia
1960 165,477 2,120,979
1961 172,346 2,152,681
1962 179,349 2,181,586
1963 186,501 2,210,919
1964 193,816 2,240,623
1965 200,866 2,265,919
1966 207,543 2,283,217
1967 214,189 2,301,220
1968 219,337 2,323,619
1969 222,469 2,343,173
1970 224,809 2,359,164
1971 230,733 2,376,389
1972 242,113 2,395,674
1973 255,320 2,415,819
1974 269,038 2,437,186
1975 283,243 2,456,130
1976 297,863 2,470,989
1977 312,823 2,485,073
1978 328,046 2,497,921
1979 343,457 2,505,953
1980 358,978 2,511,701
1981 373,524 2,519,421
1982 386,983 2,531,080
1983 400,707 2,546,011
1984 415,154 2,562,047
1985 430,358 2,578,873
1986 446,286 2,599,892
1987 462,854 2,626,583
1988 479,929 2,653,434
1989 497,327 2,666,955
1990 514,797 2,663,151
1991 503,052 2,650,581
1992 516,458 2,614,338
1993 530,225 2,563,290
1994 544,366 2,520,742
1995 558,879 2,485,056
1996 573,792 2,457,222
1997 589,115 2,432,851
1998 604,842 2,410,019
1999 620,989 2,390,482
2000 637,582 2,367,550
2001 661,316 2,337,170
2002 710,553 2,310,173
2003 764,517 2,287,955
2004 823,741 2,263,122
2005 888,822 2,238,799
2006 960,424 2,218,357
2007 1,039,295 2,200,325
2008 1,103,496 2,177,322
2009 1,178,415 2,141,669
2010 1,228,543 2,097,555
2011 1,195,020 2,059,709
2012 1,208,964 2,034,319
2013 1,253,191 2,012,647
2014 1,314,562 1,993,782
2015 1,370,322 1,977,527
2016 1,423,726 1,959,537
2017 1,501,116 1,942,248
2018 1,503,091 1,927,174
2019 1,483,756 1,913,822
2020 1,472,204 1,900,449
2021 1,504,365 1,884,490
2022 1,524,693 1,879,383
2023 1,577,059 1,877,445
2024 1,588,670 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Latvia

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Latvia
1960 7.26 1.94
1961 7.23 1.94
1962 7.19 1.91
1963 7.14 1.85
1964 7.09 1.79
1965 7.03 1.74
1966 6.94 1.76
1967 6.84 1.8
1968 6.71 1.83
1969 6.57 1.88
1970 6.43 1.96
1971 6.28 2
1972 6.14 2
1973 5.97 1.98
1974 5.79 1.97
1975 5.62 1.96
1976 5.45 1.93
1977 5.29 1.89
1978 5.12 1.87
1979 4.94 1.87
1980 4.76 1.86
1981 4.6 1.88
1982 4.51 1.97
1983 4.41 2.07
1984 4.3 2.09
1985 4.28 2.08
1986 4.25 2.12
1987 4.13 2.15
1988 4.04 2.11
1989 3.96 2.05
1990 3.82 2.02
1991 3.63 1.86
1992 3.55 1.73
1993 3.46 1.51
1994 3.29 1.39
1995 3.13 1.25
1996 2.99 1.16
1997 2.92 1.11
1998 2.89 1.09
1999 2.9 1.16
2000 2.8 1.25
2001 2.65 1.22
2002 2.7 1.26
2003 2.78 1.32
2004 2.77 1.29
2005 2.67 1.39
2006 2.46 1.46
2007 2.28 1.54
2008 2.15 1.58
2009 2.05 1.46
2010 1.99 1.36
2011 2.03 1.33
2012 2.11 1.44
2013 2.17 1.52
2014 2.15 1.65
2015 2.11 1.7
2016 2.04 1.74
2017 1.98 1.69
2018 1.91 1.6
2019 1.84 1.61
2020 1.86 1.55
2021 1.85 1.57
2022 1.84 1.47
2023 1.82 1.36

Bahrain and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Latvia
1960 18.8 32.3
1961 18.7 32.4
1962 18.5 32.6
1963 18.4 32.8
1964 18.2 33
1965 17.9 33.2
1966 17.7 33.5
1967 17.4 33.8
1968 17.2 34
1969 17.2 34.1
1970 17.4 34.2
1971 17.6 34.3
1972 17.9 34.5
1973 18.3 34.6
1974 18.7 34.7
1975 19.2 34.9
1976 19.6 35
1977 20.2 35.1
1978 20.7 35.1
1979 21.3 35.1
1980 21.8 34.9
1981 22.2 34.8
1982 22.4 34.7
1983 22.6 34.6
1984 22.8 34.7
1985 23 34.7
1986 23.3 34.7
1987 23.6 34.6
1988 23.9 34.6
1989 24.2 34.5
1990 24.6 34.6
1991 25.1 34.8
1992 25.2 35.2
1993 25.2 35.6
1994 25.2 36
1995 25.3 36.2
1996 25.4 36.6
1997 25.5 36.9
1998 25.8 37.3
1999 26.2 37.6
2000 26.6 37.9
2001 26.8 38.3
2002 26.8 38.6
2003 26.8 38.9
2004 27 39.2
2005 27.4 39.4
2006 27.8 39.7
2007 28.3 39.9
2008 28.9 40.1
2009 29.6 40.5
2010 30 41.1
2011 30.2 41.6
2012 30.5 42
2013 30.8 42.3
2014 30.9 42.5
2015 31.1 42.8
2016 31.2 43
2017 31.4 43.2
2018 31.8 43.4
2019 32.2 43.6
2020 31.9 43.8
2021 31.6 43.9
2022 32.6 44
2023 33.8 44.1
2024 34.2 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Latvia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
99.9%
2021
English speaking
80%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Bahrain Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Latvia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
n/a

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