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Bahrain vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 174th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Norway
Population
1650128
5642662
Population rank 151/197 119/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bahrain and Norway: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Norway economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Norway
Year GDP
Bahrain Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $391,577,364 $12,814,123,115
1971 $422,181,562 $14,583,114,840
1972 $534,081,184 $17,358,610,850
1973 $761,132,545 $22,534,253,703
1974 $1,042,176,884 $27,145,693,810
1975 $1,099,107,601 $32,877,805,200
1976 $1,581,709,519 $35,942,270,686
1977 $1,989,060,283 $41,508,030,431
1978 $2,272,042,965 $46,522,900,254
1979 $2,710,160,739 $53,132,244,624
1980 $3,493,834,468 $64,439,382,896
1981 $3,943,109,532 $63,596,654,761
1982 $4,145,421,080 $62,647,195,538
1983 $4,247,030,468 $61,627,240,831
1984 $4,440,874,566 $62,057,955,033
1985 $4,152,376,484 $65,416,879,914
1986 $3,470,746,843 $78,693,118,044
1987 $3,856,922,694 $94,229,907,236
1988 $4,209,834,173 $101,900,260,856
1989 $4,393,093,963 $102,633,934,391
1990 $4,809,511,005 $119,791,843,060
1991 $5,248,911,170 $121,872,464,483
1992 $5,402,232,447 $130,838,040,068
1993 $5,913,001,064 $120,579,213,713
1994 $6,330,627,926 $127,131,319,429
1995 $6,651,180,851 $152,029,612,325
1996 $6,938,166,755 $163,520,109,151
1997 $7,219,407,713 $161,356,631,888
1998 $7,031,309,043 $154,230,295,158
1999 $7,528,469,149 $162,383,706,021
2000 $9,062,898,936 $171,457,201,936
2001 $8,976,196,809 $174,239,354,071
2002 $9,593,510,638 $195,914,852,576
2003 $11,074,813,830 $229,385,469,337
2004 $13,150,159,574 $265,268,662,473
2005 $15,968,723,404 $309,978,579,744
2006 $18,504,760,638 $346,915,160,682
2007 $21,730,000,000 $402,643,260,488
2008 $25,710,904,255 $464,917,553,191
2009 $22,938,218,085 $387,976,400,617
2010 $26,805,984,043 $431,052,143,940
2011 $29,914,680,851 $501,360,549,669
2012 $31,963,404,255 $512,777,309,841
2013 $33,823,324,468 $526,014,468,085
2014 $34,772,526,596 $501,736,471,833
2015 $32,523,297,872 $388,159,512,246
2016 $33,884,680,851 $370,956,547,619
2017 $37,204,813,830 $401,745,275,035
2018 $39,567,978,723 $439,788,625,884
2019 $40,446,808,511 $408,742,840,909
2020 $35,837,632,979 $367,633,418,887
2021 $40,840,212,766 $503,367,986,030
2022 $46,458,191,489 $596,297,651,036
2023 $46,192,260,638 $482,949,731,777
2024 $47,736,702,128 $483,727,398,216

Bahrain and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $1,742 $3,306
1971 $1,830 $3,736
1972 $2,206 $4,414
1973 $2,981 $5,690
1974 $3,874 $6,812
1975 $3,880 $8,204
1976 $5,310 $8,927
1977 $6,358 $10,266
1978 $6,926 $11,463
1979 $7,891 $13,047
1980 $9,733 $15,772
1981 $10,557 $15,513
1982 $10,712 $15,225
1983 $10,599 $14,928
1984 $10,697 $14,989
1985 $9,649 $15,754
1986 $7,777 $18,883
1987 $8,333 $22,506
1988 $8,772 $24,207
1989 $8,833 $24,281
1990 $9,343 $28,243
1991 $10,434 $28,597
1992 $10,460 $30,524
1993 $11,152 $27,964
1994 $11,629 $29,316
1995 $11,901 $34,876
1996 $12,092 $37,322
1997 $12,255 $36,629
1998 $11,625 $34,803
1999 $12,123 $36,393
2000 $14,214 $38,178
2001 $13,573 $38,602
2002 $13,501 $43,171
2003 $14,486 $50,250
2004 $15,964 $57,769
2005 $17,966 $67,047
2006 $19,267 $74,434
2007 $20,908 $85,502
2008 $23,299 $97,504
2009 $19,465 $80,348
2010 $21,819 $88,163
2011 $25,033 $101,222
2012 $26,439 $102,176
2013 $26,990 $103,554
2014 $26,452 $97,667
2015 $23,734 $74,810
2016 $23,800 $70,867
2017 $24,785 $76,132
2018 $26,324 $82,793
2019 $27,260 $76,431
2020 $24,343 $68,340
2021 $27,148 $93,073
2022 $30,471 $109,270
2023 $29,290 $87,497
2024 $30,048 $86,810

Bahrain vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Norway
1950 38.6 71.6
1951 39.3 72.5
1952 39.9 72.7
1953 40.7 73.1
1954 41.6 73.2
1955 42.8 73.4
1956 44.1 73.5
1957 45.7 73.4
1958 47.3 73.4
1959 49 73.6
1960 50.6 73.6
1961 52.3 73.6
1962 53.9 73.5
1963 55.4 73.1
1964 56.9 73.6
1965 58.4 73.7
1966 59.7 74
1967 61 74.1
1968 62.3 73.9
1969 63.4 73.7
1970 64.4 74.1
1971 65.3 74.2
1972 66.1 74.3
1973 66.9 74.4
1974 67.6 74.8
1975 68.3 74.8
1976 68.9 75
1977 69.4 75.4
1978 69.9 75.4
1979 70.3 75.4
1980 70.7 75.7
1981 71 75.9
1982 71.4 76
1983 71.6 76.1
1984 71.9 76.2
1985 72.1 75.9
1986 72.3 76.3
1987 72.4 76.1
1988 72.5 76.3
1989 72.5 76.5
1990 72.6 76.6
1991 72.7 77
1992 72.8 77.2
1993 72.9 77.2
1994 73.1 77.8
1995 73.4 77.8
1996 73.6 78.2
1997 73.9 78.2
1998 74.1 78.4
1999 74.4 78.4
2000 74.7 78.7
2001 74.9 78.9
2002 75.2 79
2003 75.5 79.5
2004 75.8 80
2005 76.1 80.2
2006 76.5 80.4
2007 77 80.5
2008 77.5 80.7
2009 78 80.9
2010 78.6 81
2011 79.1 81.2
2012 79.6 81.4
2013 80 81.7
2014 80.2 82.1
2015 80.3 82.3
2016 80.4 82.4
2017 80.4 82.6
2018 80.4 82.8
2019 80.5 83
2020 78.7 83.2
2021 78.1 83.2
2022 81 82.6
2023 81.3 83.3
2024 81.4 83.5
2025 81.6 83.6

Bahrain and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Norway
Year Population
Bahrain Norway
1960 165,477 3,581,239
1961 172,346 3,609,800
1962 179,349 3,638,918
1963 186,501 3,666,537
1964 193,816 3,694,339
1965 200,866 3,723,168
1966 207,543 3,753,012
1967 214,189 3,784,539
1968 219,337 3,816,486
1969 222,469 3,847,707
1970 224,809 3,875,763
1971 230,733 3,903,039
1972 242,113 3,933,004
1973 255,320 3,960,612
1974 269,038 3,985,258
1975 283,243 4,007,313
1976 297,863 4,026,152
1977 312,823 4,043,205
1978 328,046 4,058,671
1979 343,457 4,072,517
1980 358,978 4,085,620
1981 373,524 4,099,702
1982 386,983 4,114,787
1983 400,707 4,128,432
1984 415,154 4,140,099
1985 430,358 4,152,516
1986 446,286 4,167,354
1987 462,854 4,186,905
1988 479,929 4,209,488
1989 497,327 4,226,901
1990 514,797 4,241,473
1991 503,052 4,261,732
1992 516,458 4,286,401
1993 530,225 4,311,991
1994 544,366 4,336,613
1995 558,879 4,359,184
1996 573,792 4,381,336
1997 589,115 4,405,157
1998 604,842 4,431,464
1999 620,989 4,461,913
2000 637,582 4,490,967
2001 661,316 4,513,751
2002 710,553 4,538,159
2003 764,517 4,564,855
2004 823,741 4,591,910
2005 888,822 4,623,291
2006 960,424 4,660,677
2007 1,039,295 4,709,153
2008 1,103,496 4,768,212
2009 1,178,415 4,828,726
2010 1,228,543 4,889,252
2011 1,195,020 4,953,088
2012 1,208,964 5,018,573
2013 1,253,191 5,079,623
2014 1,314,562 5,137,232
2015 1,370,322 5,188,607
2016 1,423,726 5,234,519
2017 1,501,116 5,276,968
2018 1,503,091 5,311,916
2019 1,483,756 5,347,896
2020 1,472,204 5,379,475
2021 1,504,365 5,408,320
2022 1,524,693 5,457,127
2023 1,577,059 5,519,594
2024 1,588,670 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Norway

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Norway
1960 7.26 2.85
1961 7.23 2.94
1962 7.19 2.91
1963 7.14 2.93
1964 7.09 2.98
1965 7.03 2.94
1966 6.94 2.9
1967 6.84 2.81
1968 6.71 2.75
1969 6.57 2.7
1970 6.43 2.5
1971 6.28 2.49
1972 6.14 2.38
1973 5.97 2.23
1974 5.79 2.13
1975 5.62 1.98
1976 5.45 1.86
1977 5.29 1.75
1978 5.12 1.77
1979 4.94 1.75
1980 4.76 1.72
1981 4.6 1.7
1982 4.51 1.71
1983 4.41 1.66
1984 4.3 1.66
1985 4.28 1.68
1986 4.25 1.71
1987 4.13 1.74
1988 4.04 1.84
1989 3.96 1.89
1990 3.82 1.93
1991 3.63 1.92
1992 3.55 1.88
1993 3.46 1.86
1994 3.29 1.87
1995 3.13 1.87
1996 2.99 1.89
1997 2.92 1.86
1998 2.89 1.81
1999 2.9 1.85
2000 2.8 1.85
2001 2.65 1.78
2002 2.7 1.75
2003 2.78 1.8
2004 2.77 1.83
2005 2.67 1.84
2006 2.46 1.9
2007 2.28 1.9
2008 2.15 1.96
2009 2.05 1.98
2010 1.99 1.95
2011 2.03 1.88
2012 2.11 1.85
2013 2.17 1.78
2014 2.15 1.75
2015 2.11 1.72
2016 2.04 1.71
2017 1.98 1.62
2018 1.91 1.56
2019 1.84 1.53
2020 1.86 1.48
2021 1.85 1.55
2022 1.84 1.41
2023 1.82 1.4

Bahrain and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Norway
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Norway
1960 18.8 34.3
1961 18.7 34.4
1962 18.5 34.4
1963 18.4 34.3
1964 18.2 34.2
1965 17.9 34.1
1966 17.7 33.9
1967 17.4 33.7
1968 17.2 33.5
1969 17.2 33.2
1970 17.4 32.9
1971 17.6 32.7
1972 17.9 32.5
1973 18.3 32.4
1974 18.7 32.4
1975 19.2 32.5
1976 19.6 32.6
1977 20.2 32.7
1978 20.7 32.9
1979 21.3 33.1
1980 21.8 33.3
1981 22.2 33.6
1982 22.4 33.9
1983 22.6 34.1
1984 22.8 34.4
1985 23 34.6
1986 23.3 34.8
1987 23.6 34.9
1988 23.9 35.1
1989 24.2 35.2
1990 24.6 35.4
1991 25.1 35.5
1992 25.2 35.7
1993 25.2 35.8
1994 25.2 35.9
1995 25.3 36.1
1996 25.4 36.2
1997 25.5 36.4
1998 25.8 36.5
1999 26.2 36.7
2000 26.6 36.9
2001 26.8 37.1
2002 26.8 37.3
2003 26.8 37.5
2004 27 37.7
2005 27.4 37.9
2006 27.8 38.1
2007 28.3 38.3
2008 28.9 38.4
2009 29.6 38.5
2010 30 38.6
2011 30.2 38.7
2012 30.5 38.8
2013 30.8 38.9
2014 30.9 39
2015 31.1 39.2
2016 31.2 39.3
2017 31.4 39.4
2018 31.8 39.6
2019 32.2 39.8
2020 31.9 40
2021 31.6 40.3
2022 32.6 40.4
2023 33.8 40.5
2024 34.2 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Norway
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
95%
2013
English speaking
80%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
99%
2023

Health

Bahrain Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Norway
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
n/a

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