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Bahrain vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 174th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Malawi
Population
1650128
22673513
Population rank 151/197 61/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bahrain and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Malawi
Year GDP
Bahrain Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $3,943,109,532 $1,801,193,910
1982 $4,145,421,080 $1,717,379,495
1983 $4,247,030,468 $1,780,148,049
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,758,028,656
1985 $4,152,376,484 $1,646,442,273
1986 $3,470,746,843 $1,722,586,299
1987 $3,856,922,694 $1,721,711,808
1988 $4,209,834,173 $2,008,189,508
1989 $4,393,093,963 $2,314,205,130
1990 $4,809,511,005 $2,737,087,862
1991 $5,248,911,170 $3,206,783,830
1992 $5,402,232,447 $2,618,837,835
1993 $5,913,001,064 $3,013,392,658
1994 $6,330,627,926 $1,719,864,761
1995 $6,651,180,851 $2,033,701,498
1996 $6,938,166,755 $3,319,573,750
1997 $7,219,407,713 $3,875,785,863
1998 $7,031,309,043 $2,547,609,590
1999 $7,528,469,149 $2,584,478,924
2000 $9,062,898,936 $2,537,307,580
2001 $8,976,196,809 $2,498,008,665
2002 $9,593,510,638 $5,087,328,438
2003 $11,074,813,830 $4,669,789,300
2004 $13,150,159,574 $5,058,726,350
2005 $15,968,723,404 $5,320,409,651
2006 $18,504,760,638 $5,818,279,739
2007 $21,730,000,000 $6,451,210,219
2008 $25,710,904,255 $7,743,617,352
2009 $22,938,218,085 $9,009,887,947
2010 $26,805,984,043 $10,128,323,011
2011 $29,914,680,851 $11,648,142,958
2012 $31,963,404,255 $8,773,203,178
2013 $33,823,324,468 $8,031,571,928
2014 $34,772,526,596 $8,801,326,169
2015 $32,523,297,872 $9,219,474,379
2016 $33,884,680,851 $7,909,868,618
2017 $37,204,813,830 $8,943,543,794
2018 $39,567,978,723 $9,879,231,592
2019 $40,446,808,511 $11,051,865,580
2020 $35,837,632,979 $11,769,313,598
2021 $40,840,212,766 $12,378,129,751
2022 $46,458,191,489 $12,429,060,151
2023 $46,192,260,638 $12,712,150,082
2024 $47,736,702,128 $11,008,925,323

Bahrain and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $10,557 $276.4
1982 $10,712 $253.3
1983 $10,599 $252.4
1984 $10,697 $239.7
1985 $9,649 $216.1
1986 $7,777 $217.9
1987 $8,333 $207.6
1988 $8,772 $229.4
1989 $8,833 $252.2
1990 $9,343 $286.7
1991 $10,434 $326
1992 $10,460 $258.4
1993 $11,152 $293
1994 $11,629 $169.2
1995 $11,901 $200.4
1996 $12,092 $321
1997 $12,255 $367
1998 $11,625 $236
1999 $12,123 $233.9
2000 $14,214 $224.2
2001 $13,573 $215.5
2002 $13,501 $428
2003 $14,486 $383
2004 $15,964 $405
2005 $17,966 $414
2006 $19,267 $441
2007 $20,908 $475
2008 $23,299 $554
2009 $19,465 $626
2010 $21,819 $683
2011 $25,033 $763
2012 $26,439 $558
2013 $26,990 $497
2014 $26,452 $530
2015 $23,734 $540
2016 $23,800 $451
2017 $24,785 $496
2018 $26,324 $533
2019 $27,260 $581
2020 $24,343 $603
2021 $27,148 $617
2022 $30,471 $604
2023 $29,290 $602
2024 $30,048 $508

Bahrain vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Malawi
1950 38.6 32.7
1951 39.3 32.8
1952 39.9 33
1953 40.7 33.2
1954 41.6 33.3
1955 42.8 33.6
1956 44.1 33.8
1957 45.7 34.1
1958 47.3 34.4
1959 49 34.8
1960 50.6 35
1961 52.3 35.2
1962 53.9 35.4
1963 55.4 35.6
1964 56.9 35.7
1965 58.4 35.7
1966 59.7 35.8
1967 61 35.9
1968 62.3 36.1
1969 63.4 36.3
1970 64.4 36.6
1971 65.3 37.1
1972 66.1 37.6
1973 66.9 38.4
1974 67.6 39.2
1975 68.3 40.1
1976 68.9 41
1977 69.4 42
1978 69.9 43
1979 70.3 43.7
1980 70.7 44.3
1981 71 44.7
1982 71.4 44.8
1983 71.6 45
1984 71.9 44.8
1985 72.1 44.6
1986 72.3 44.3
1987 72.4 43.9
1988 72.5 43.6
1989 72.5 43.5
1990 72.6 43.6
1991 72.7 43.5
1992 72.8 43.6
1993 72.9 43.6
1994 73.1 43.8
1995 73.4 43.8
1996 73.6 44
1997 73.9 44.2
1998 74.1 44.3
1999 74.4 45.1
2000 74.7 46.2
2001 74.9 47.2
2002 75.2 48.2
2003 75.5 49.6
2004 75.8 51.1
2005 76.1 52.5
2006 76.5 53.7
2007 77 54.7
2008 77.5 55.7
2009 78 56.7
2010 78.6 57.8
2011 79.1 58.9
2012 79.6 59.9
2013 80 60.8
2014 80.2 61.7
2015 80.3 62.3
2016 80.4 63.2
2017 80.4 63.9
2018 80.4 64.5
2019 80.5 65
2020 78.7 65.2
2021 78.1 64.8
2022 81 66
2023 81.3 67.4
2024 81.4 67.6
2025 81.6 67.7

Bahrain and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Malawi
Year Population
Bahrain Malawi
1960 165,477 3,628,134
1961 172,346 3,715,534
1962 179,349 3,806,307
1963 186,501 3,900,506
1964 193,816 3,997,305
1965 200,866 4,096,157
1966 207,543 4,197,926
1967 214,189 4,303,012
1968 219,337 4,411,054
1969 222,469 4,521,184
1970 224,809 4,633,944
1971 230,733 4,751,434
1972 242,113 4,874,475
1973 255,320 5,003,938
1974 269,038 5,141,337
1975 283,243 5,287,367
1976 297,863 5,443,384
1977 312,823 5,614,983
1978 328,046 5,810,132
1979 343,457 6,028,749
1980 358,978 6,265,529
1981 373,524 6,516,454
1982 386,983 6,778,879
1983 400,707 7,051,709
1984 415,154 7,332,810
1985 430,358 7,620,508
1986 446,286 7,906,480
1987 462,854 8,293,174
1988 479,929 8,753,262
1989 497,327 9,176,220
1990 514,797 9,545,852
1991 503,052 9,844,227
1992 516,458 10,135,079
1993 530,225 10,284,024
1994 544,366 10,164,894
1995 558,879 10,150,117
1996 573,792 10,352,228
1997 589,115 10,562,035
1998 604,842 10,792,876
1999 620,989 11,047,804
2000 637,582 11,315,942
2001 661,316 11,593,058
2002 710,553 11,880,440
2003 764,517 12,181,574
2004 823,741 12,500,737
2005 888,822 12,840,031
2006 960,424 13,198,701
2007 1,039,295 13,576,343
2008 1,103,496 13,976,417
2009 1,178,415 14,395,788
2010 1,228,543 14,826,463
2011 1,195,020 15,265,022
2012 1,208,964 15,709,577
2013 1,253,191 16,161,816
2014 1,314,562 16,621,538
2015 1,370,322 17,085,587
2016 1,423,726 17,557,739
2017 1,501,116 18,039,715
2018 1,503,091 18,528,081
2019 1,483,756 19,025,752
2020 1,472,204 19,533,888
2021 1,504,365 20,047,258
2022 1,524,693 20,568,728
2023 1,577,059 21,104,482
2024 1,588,670 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Malawi

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Malawi
1960 7.26 7.04
1961 7.23 7.07
1962 7.19 7.1
1963 7.14 7.13
1964 7.09 7.11
1965 7.03 7.13
1966 6.94 7.17
1967 6.84 7.21
1968 6.71 7.26
1969 6.57 7.27
1970 6.43 7.3
1971 6.28 7.31
1972 6.14 7.33
1973 5.97 7.34
1974 5.79 7.34
1975 5.62 7.36
1976 5.45 7.39
1977 5.29 7.41
1978 5.12 7.43
1979 4.94 7.47
1980 4.76 7.52
1981 4.6 7.49
1982 4.51 7.45
1983 4.41 7.36
1984 4.3 7.27
1985 4.28 7.17
1986 4.25 7.07
1987 4.13 6.97
1988 4.04 6.88
1989 3.96 6.8
1990 3.82 6.74
1991 3.63 6.68
1992 3.55 6.63
1993 3.46 6.57
1994 3.29 6.49
1995 3.13 6.39
1996 2.99 6.29
1997 2.92 6.23
1998 2.89 6.21
1999 2.9 6.12
2000 2.8 6
2001 2.65 5.94
2002 2.7 5.9
2003 2.78 5.88
2004 2.77 5.86
2005 2.67 5.85
2006 2.46 5.8
2007 2.28 5.72
2008 2.15 5.61
2009 2.05 5.45
2010 1.99 5.26
2011 2.03 5.08
2012 2.11 4.9
2013 2.17 4.76
2014 2.15 4.57
2015 2.11 4.38
2016 2.04 4.22
2017 1.98 4.11
2018 1.91 4.02
2019 1.84 3.95
2020 1.86 3.88
2021 1.85 3.79
2022 1.84 3.72
2023 1.82 3.65

Bahrain and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Malawi
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.7 18.3
1962 18.5 18.3
1963 18.4 18.3
1964 18.2 18.3
1965 17.9 18.4
1966 17.7 18.3
1967 17.4 18.3
1968 17.2 18.3
1969 17.2 18.2
1970 17.4 18
1971 17.6 17.9
1972 17.9 17.8
1973 18.3 17.7
1974 18.7 17.6
1975 19.2 17.5
1976 19.6 17.5
1977 20.2 17.4
1978 20.7 17.4
1979 21.3 17.4
1980 21.8 17.3
1981 22.2 17.3
1982 22.4 17.3
1983 22.6 17.3
1984 22.8 17.3
1985 23 17.3
1986 23.3 17.3
1987 23.6 17.4
1988 23.9 17.5
1989 24.2 17.4
1990 24.6 17.3
1991 25.1 17.2
1992 25.2 17.1
1993 25.2 17
1994 25.2 16.9
1995 25.3 16.9
1996 25.4 16.8
1997 25.5 16.8
1998 25.8 16.8
1999 26.2 16.7
2000 26.6 16.8
2001 26.8 16.8
2002 26.8 16.8
2003 26.8 16.8
2004 27 16.8
2005 27.4 16.8
2006 27.8 16.8
2007 28.3 16.8
2008 28.9 16.8
2009 29.6 16.7
2010 30 16.7
2011 30.2 16.8
2012 30.5 16.8
2013 30.8 16.9
2014 30.9 17
2015 31.1 17.1
2016 31.2 17.2
2017 31.4 17.4
2018 31.8 17.6
2019 32.2 17.8
2020 31.9 18
2021 31.6 18.2
2022 32.6 18.4
2023 33.8 18.7
2024 34.2 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Bahrain Malawi
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
68.1%
2022
English speaking
80%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Bahrain Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Malawi
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
9,601 mi
2015

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