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Bahrain vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 174th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Namibia
Population
1650128
3141364
Population rank 151/197 134/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bahrain and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Namibia
Year GDP
Bahrain Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $3,943,109,532 $2,249,908,578
1982 $4,145,421,080 $2,118,710,248
1983 $4,247,030,468 $2,297,400,688
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,951,260,038
1985 $4,152,376,484 $1,608,237,350
1986 $3,470,746,843 $1,809,048,527
1987 $3,856,922,694 $2,300,068,217
1988 $4,209,834,173 $2,495,094,746
1989 $4,393,093,963 $2,535,135,798
1990 $4,809,511,005 $2,789,921,854
1991 $5,248,911,170 $2,996,869,281
1992 $5,402,232,447 $3,429,521,699
1993 $5,913,001,064 $3,251,188,833
1994 $6,330,627,926 $3,666,503,530
1995 $6,651,180,851 $3,978,514,206
1996 $6,938,166,755 $3,989,163,197
1997 $7,219,407,713 $4,154,989,950
1998 $7,031,309,043 $3,873,109,866
1999 $7,528,469,149 $3,868,551,730
2000 $9,062,898,936 $3,922,232,165
2001 $8,976,196,809 $3,557,341,215
2002 $9,593,510,638 $3,349,169,826
2003 $11,074,813,830 $4,926,439,384
2004 $13,150,159,574 $6,609,205,995
2005 $15,968,723,404 $7,248,374,838
2006 $18,504,760,638 $8,001,779,551
2007 $21,730,000,000 $8,839,536,476
2008 $25,710,904,255 $8,607,431,497
2009 $22,938,218,085 $8,938,847,189
2010 $26,805,984,043 $11,431,412,421
2011 $29,914,680,851 $12,523,359,441
2012 $31,963,404,255 $13,042,053,592
2013 $33,823,324,468 $12,043,307,277
2014 $34,772,526,596 $12,435,430,970
2015 $32,523,297,872 $11,335,161,084
2016 $33,884,680,851 $10,722,018,732
2017 $37,204,813,830 $12,895,153,371
2018 $39,567,978,723 $13,682,019,076
2019 $40,446,808,511 $12,541,928,303
2020 $35,837,632,979 $10,583,748,542
2021 $40,840,212,766 $12,402,486,184
2022 $46,458,191,489 $12,569,449,123
2023 $46,192,260,638 $12,408,271,448
2024 $47,736,702,128 $13,372,354,269

Bahrain and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $10,557 $2,267
1982 $10,712 $2,097
1983 $10,599 $2,214
1984 $10,697 $1,830
1985 $9,649 $1,466
1986 $7,777 $1,599
1987 $8,333 $1,969
1988 $8,772 $2,063
1989 $8,833 $1,967
1990 $9,343 $2,037
1991 $10,434 $2,117
1992 $10,460 $2,347
1993 $11,152 $2,155
1994 $11,629 $2,356
1995 $11,901 $2,483
1996 $12,092 $2,423
1997 $12,255 $2,460
1998 $11,625 $2,235
1999 $12,123 $2,178
2000 $14,214 $2,157
2001 $13,573 $1,916
2002 $13,501 $1,772
2003 $14,486 $2,569
2004 $15,964 $3,403
2005 $17,966 $3,686
2006 $19,267 $4,017
2007 $20,908 $4,379
2008 $23,299 $4,205
2009 $19,465 $4,303
2010 $21,819 $5,418
2011 $25,033 $5,835
2012 $26,439 $5,943
2013 $26,990 $5,347
2014 $26,452 $5,378
2015 $23,734 $4,774
2016 $23,800 $4,396
2017 $24,785 $5,144
2018 $26,324 $5,309
2019 $27,260 $4,732
2020 $24,343 $3,879
2021 $27,148 $4,413
2022 $30,471 $4,350
2023 $29,290 $4,188
2024 $30,048 $4,413

Bahrain vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Namibia
1950 38.6 41.9
1951 39.3 42.5
1952 39.9 43.1
1953 40.7 43.8
1954 41.6 44.4
1955 42.8 45
1956 44.1 45.7
1957 45.7 46.4
1958 47.3 47.1
1959 49 47.8
1960 50.6 48.5
1961 52.3 49.2
1962 53.9 50
1963 55.4 50.6
1964 56.9 51.3
1965 58.4 52
1966 59.7 52.3
1967 61 52.9
1968 62.3 53.6
1969 63.4 54.1
1970 64.4 54.7
1971 65.3 55.3
1972 66.1 55.8
1973 66.9 56.4
1974 67.6 56.9
1975 68.3 57.6
1976 68.9 58
1977 69.4 58.6
1978 69.9 59.1
1979 70.3 59.5
1980 70.7 56.6
1981 71 56.9
1982 71.4 57.3
1983 71.6 57.6
1984 71.9 58.1
1985 72.1 58.5
1986 72.3 58.7
1987 72.4 59.1
1988 72.5 59
1989 72.5 60.8
1990 72.6 61.4
1991 72.7 60.8
1992 72.8 60.2
1993 72.9 59.3
1994 73.1 58.4
1995 73.4 57.5
1996 73.6 56.6
1997 73.9 55.8
1998 74.1 54.8
1999 74.4 54
2000 74.7 52.9
2001 74.9 52
2002 75.2 52
2003 75.5 51.9
2004 75.8 52.2
2005 76.1 52.6
2006 76.5 53.2
2007 77 54
2008 77.5 54.7
2009 78 55.3
2010 78.6 56.1
2011 79.1 56.6
2012 79.6 57.7
2013 80 58.5
2014 80.2 59.3
2015 80.3 60
2016 80.4 60.8
2017 80.4 61.7
2018 80.4 62.6
2019 80.5 63.5
2020 78.7 64.1
2021 78.1 60.8
2022 81 64.2
2023 81.3 67.4
2024 81.4 67.5
2025 81.6 67.7

Bahrain and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Namibia
Year Population
Bahrain Namibia
1960 165,477 591,465
1961 172,346 603,067
1962 179,349 615,759
1963 186,501 629,589
1964 193,816 644,530
1965 200,866 660,558
1966 207,543 677,655
1967 214,189 696,045
1968 219,337 715,542
1969 222,469 736,120
1970 224,809 757,868
1971 230,733 780,584
1972 242,113 804,399
1973 255,320 828,928
1974 269,038 854,320
1975 283,243 881,032
1976 297,863 906,566
1977 312,823 931,104
1978 328,046 947,269
1979 343,457 962,825
1980 358,978 981,434
1981 373,524 992,500
1982 386,983 1,010,308
1983 400,707 1,037,511
1984 415,154 1,065,989
1985 430,358 1,096,890
1986 446,286 1,131,081
1987 462,854 1,167,889
1988 479,929 1,209,696
1989 497,327 1,288,947
1990 514,797 1,369,303
1991 503,052 1,415,684
1992 516,458 1,461,322
1993 530,225 1,508,697
1994 544,366 1,556,304
1995 558,879 1,602,170
1996 573,792 1,646,103
1997 589,115 1,689,264
1998 604,842 1,732,745
1999 620,989 1,776,368
2000 637,582 1,818,647
2001 661,316 1,857,048
2002 710,553 1,889,970
2003 764,517 1,917,464
2004 823,741 1,942,082
2005 888,822 1,966,582
2006 960,424 1,991,888
2007 1,039,295 2,018,600
2008 1,103,496 2,047,056
2009 1,178,415 2,077,394
2010 1,228,543 2,109,811
2011 1,195,020 2,146,325
2012 1,208,964 2,194,654
2013 1,253,191 2,252,508
2014 1,314,562 2,312,139
2015 1,370,322 2,374,300
2016 1,423,726 2,439,213
2017 1,501,116 2,506,853
2018 1,503,091 2,577,327
2019 1,483,756 2,650,494
2020 1,472,204 2,728,762
2021 1,504,365 2,810,548
2022 1,524,693 2,889,662
2023 1,577,059 2,963,095
2024 1,588,670 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Namibia

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Namibia
1960 7.26 6.24
1961 7.23 6.29
1962 7.19 6.35
1963 7.14 6.41
1964 7.09 6.43
1965 7.03 6.45
1966 6.94 6.47
1967 6.84 6.49
1968 6.71 6.5
1969 6.57 6.51
1970 6.43 6.52
1971 6.28 6.52
1972 6.14 6.53
1973 5.97 6.54
1974 5.79 6.55
1975 5.62 6.53
1976 5.45 6.49
1977 5.29 6.44
1978 5.12 6.38
1979 4.94 6.31
1980 4.76 6.24
1981 4.6 6.16
1982 4.51 6.08
1983 4.41 6
1984 4.3 5.94
1985 4.28 5.88
1986 4.25 5.79
1987 4.13 5.7
1988 4.04 5.61
1989 3.96 5.52
1990 3.82 5.4
1991 3.63 5.29
1992 3.55 5.11
1993 3.46 4.91
1994 3.29 4.68
1995 3.13 4.42
1996 2.99 4.2
1997 2.92 4.17
1998 2.89 4.18
1999 2.9 4.14
2000 2.8 3.99
2001 2.65 3.83
2002 2.7 3.69
2003 2.78 3.58
2004 2.77 3.55
2005 2.67 3.57
2006 2.46 3.6
2007 2.28 3.61
2008 2.15 3.62
2009 2.05 3.63
2010 1.99 3.66
2011 2.03 3.66
2012 2.11 3.68
2013 2.17 3.65
2014 2.15 3.64
2015 2.11 3.6
2016 2.04 3.57
2017 1.98 3.51
2018 1.91 3.46
2019 1.84 3.4
2020 1.86 3.35
2021 1.85 3.3
2022 1.84 3.25
2023 1.82 3.21

Bahrain and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Namibia
1960 18.8 18.9
1961 18.7 18.7
1962 18.5 18.6
1963 18.4 18.5
1964 18.2 18.4
1965 17.9 18.4
1966 17.7 18.3
1967 17.4 18.3
1968 17.2 18.2
1969 17.2 18.1
1970 17.4 18.1
1971 17.6 18
1972 17.9 17.9
1973 18.3 17.8
1974 18.7 17.7
1975 19.2 17.6
1976 19.6 17.5
1977 20.2 17.3
1978 20.7 17
1979 21.3 16.8
1980 21.8 16.6
1981 22.2 16.4
1982 22.4 16.3
1983 22.6 16.4
1984 22.8 16.5
1985 23 16.7
1986 23.3 16.9
1987 23.6 17
1988 23.9 17.3
1989 24.2 17.8
1990 24.6 18.3
1991 25.1 18.4
1992 25.2 18.4
1993 25.2 18.5
1994 25.2 18.5
1995 25.3 18.6
1996 25.4 18.7
1997 25.5 18.8
1998 25.8 18.9
1999 26.2 18.9
2000 26.6 19
2001 26.8 19.1
2002 26.8 19.2
2003 26.8 19.3
2004 27 19.4
2005 27.4 19.6
2006 27.8 19.7
2007 28.3 19.9
2008 28.9 20
2009 29.6 20.3
2010 30 20.5
2011 30.2 20.7
2012 30.5 20.9
2013 30.8 21.1
2014 30.9 21.3
2015 31.1 21.4
2016 31.2 21.5
2017 31.4 21.6
2018 31.8 21.7
2019 32.2 21.8
2020 31.9 21.8
2021 31.6 21.8
2022 32.6 21.8
2023 33.8 21.9
2024 34.2 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Bahrain Namibia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
87.6%
2023
English speaking
80%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
64.4%
2023

Health

Bahrain Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Namibia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
n/a

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