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Bahrain vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 174th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 96/197 ($47.1B) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 42/197 ($29,654), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Sierra Leone
Population
1656695
8998687
Population rank 151/197 102/197
GDP
$47.1B
2024
$6.97B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$29,654
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$66,941
2024
$3,522
2024
Government debt
$63.1B
2024
$3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
147%
2026
44.6%
2026
Government debt per person
$39,738
2024
$347
2024
Government debt per person rank 14/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2026
$3,438
2026
Land area
309 sq mi
2026
27,869 sq mi
2026
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2026
62.3 years
2026

Bahrain and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Bahrain Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,009,962
1961 - $327,834,191
1962 - $342,721,416
1963 - $348,547,279
1964 - $371,847,461
1965 - $359,379,856
1966 - $375,479,850
1967 - $348,795,303
1968 - $329,859,732
1969 - $408,690,163
1970 $391,577,364 $434,410,974
1971 $422,181,562 $419,549,305
1972 $534,081,184 $465,381,340
1973 $761,132,545 $575,230,724
1974 $1,042,176,884 $648,590,643
1975 $1,099,107,601 $679,336,344
1976 $1,581,709,519 $594,895,942
1977 $1,989,060,283 $691,777,584
1978 $2,272,042,965 $960,728,339
1979 $2,710,160,739 $1,109,374,911
1980 $3,493,834,468 $1,100,685,845
1981 $3,943,109,532 $1,114,830,472
1982 $4,145,421,080 $1,295,361,886
1983 $4,247,030,468 $995,104,305
1984 $4,440,874,566 $1,087,471,862
1985 $4,152,376,484 $856,890,459
1986 $3,470,746,843 $490,181,457
1987 $3,856,922,694 $660,106,336
1988 $4,209,834,173 $1,055,083,933
1989 $4,393,093,963 $932,974,420
1990 $4,809,511,005 $649,644,098
1991 $5,248,911,170 $779,981,987
1992 $5,402,232,447 $679,940,814
1993 $5,913,001,064 $768,867,883
1994 $6,330,627,926 $911,853,802
1995 $6,651,180,851 $870,740,292
1996 $6,938,166,755 $941,709,423
1997 $7,219,407,713 $850,232,760
1998 $7,031,309,043 $672,368,187
1999 $7,528,469,149 $669,386,624
2000 $9,062,898,936 $635,866,404
2001 $8,976,196,809 $1,681,473,894
2002 $9,593,510,638 $1,933,863,911
2003 $11,074,813,830 $2,142,618,046
2004 $13,150,159,574 $2,237,350,687
2005 $15,968,723,404 $2,545,275,313
2006 $18,504,760,638 $3,263,697,467
2007 $21,730,000,000 $3,632,957,611
2008 $25,710,904,255 $4,157,895,298
2009 $22,938,218,085 $3,953,403,098
2010 $26,805,984,043 $4,262,805,967
2011 $29,914,680,851 $4,861,632,885
2012 $31,963,404,255 $6,141,666,509
2013 $33,823,324,468 $7,502,762,863
2014 $34,772,526,596 $7,686,138,791
2015 $32,523,297,872 $6,788,352,975
2016 $33,884,680,851 $6,084,297,211
2017 $37,204,813,830 $5,749,846,528
2018 $39,567,978,723 $6,390,514,689
2019 $40,446,808,511 $6,523,577,594
2020 $35,837,632,979 $6,688,307,703
2021 $40,840,212,766 $7,166,931,485
2022 $46,458,191,489 $7,121,125,278
2023 $46,192,260,638 $6,415,852,767
2024 $47,109,734,309 $6,971,127,235

Bahrain and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.3
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.3
1967 - $136.1
1968 - $126.3
1969 - $153.6
1970 $1,742 $160.2
1971 $1,830 $151.8
1972 $2,206 $165.4
1973 $2,981 $200.6
1974 $3,874 $222.1
1975 $3,880 $228.4
1976 $5,310 $196.4
1977 $6,358 $224.2
1978 $6,926 $305
1979 $7,891 $346
1980 $9,733 $336
1981 $10,557 $334
1982 $10,712 $380
1983 $10,599 $285.8
1984 $10,697 $306
1985 $9,649 $235.5
1986 $7,777 $131.5
1987 $8,333 $172.4
1988 $8,772 $268.2
1989 $8,833 $231.3
1990 $9,343 $154.8
1991 $10,434 $183.7
1992 $10,460 $163.2
1993 $11,152 $185
1994 $11,629 $218.5
1995 $11,901 $208.4
1996 $12,092 $224.3
1997 $12,255 $199.9
1998 $11,625 $156.5
1999 $12,123 $155
2000 $14,214 $143.7
2001 $13,573 $358
2002 $13,501 $389
2003 $14,486 $414
2004 $15,964 $418
2005 $17,966 $463
2006 $19,267 $580
2007 $20,908 $632
2008 $23,299 $705
2009 $19,465 $653
2010 $21,819 $685
2011 $25,033 $761
2012 $26,439 $938
2013 $26,990 $1,117
2014 $26,452 $1,118
2015 $23,734 $965
2016 $23,800 $844
2017 $24,785 $779
2018 $26,324 $846
2019 $27,260 $844
2020 $24,343 $845
2021 $27,148 $885
2022 $30,471 $860
2023 $29,290 $758
2024 $29,654 $807

Bahrain vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Sierra Leone
1950 38.6 28.9
1951 39.3 29.3
1952 39.9 29.7
1953 40.7 30.1
1954 41.6 30.5
1955 42.8 30.9
1956 44.1 31.3
1957 45.7 31.8
1958 47.3 32.1
1959 49 32.6
1960 50.6 33.1
1961 52.3 33.6
1962 53.9 34.2
1963 55.4 34.7
1964 56.9 35.3
1965 58.4 35.9
1966 59.7 36.6
1967 61 37.3
1968 62.3 37.8
1969 63.4 38.2
1970 64.4 38.6
1971 65.3 39.1
1972 66.1 39.5
1973 66.9 40
1974 67.6 40.4
1975 68.3 41
1976 68.9 41.4
1977 69.4 41.8
1978 69.9 42.2
1979 70.3 42.5
1980 70.7 42.8
1981 71 43.1
1982 71.4 43.3
1983 71.6 43.5
1984 71.9 43.6
1985 72.1 43.6
1986 72.3 43.5
1987 72.4 43.7
1988 72.5 43.8
1989 72.5 43.7
1990 72.6 43.7
1991 72.7 43.3
1992 72.8 43.5
1993 72.9 43.4
1994 73.1 42.8
1995 73.4 42.6
1996 73.6 43.5
1997 73.9 43.6
1998 74.1 42.7
1999 74.4 42
2000 74.7 44.8
2001 74.9 45.4
2002 75.2 46.2
2003 75.5 46.8
2004 75.8 47.5
2005 76.1 48.3
2006 76.5 49.5
2007 77 50
2008 77.5 50.7
2009 78 51.3
2010 78.6 51.9
2011 79.1 52.6
2012 79.6 53.2
2013 80 54.1
2014 80.2 54.3
2015 80.3 55.5
2016 80.4 56.9
2017 80.4 57.8
2018 80.4 59.1
2019 80.5 59.6
2020 78.7 59.7
2021 78.1 60.3
2022 81 61.3
2023 81.3 61.8
2024 81.4 62
2025 81.6 62.2
2026 81.7 62.3

Bahrain and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Bahrain Sierra Leone
1960 165,477 2,268,356
1961 172,346 2,304,227
1962 179,349 2,342,242
1963 186,501 2,382,258
1964 193,816 2,424,390
1965 200,866 2,468,666
1966 207,543 2,514,638
1967 214,189 2,562,384
1968 219,337 2,611,532
1969 222,469 2,661,365
1970 224,809 2,712,286
1971 230,733 2,763,222
1972 242,113 2,814,388
1973 255,320 2,866,955
1974 269,038 2,920,459
1975 283,243 2,974,657
1976 297,863 3,028,820
1977 312,823 3,085,354
1978 328,046 3,145,517
1979 343,457 3,207,499
1980 358,978 3,272,089
1981 373,524 3,338,940
1982 386,983 3,408,183
1983 400,707 3,481,646
1984 415,154 3,558,758
1985 430,358 3,638,438
1986 446,286 3,728,380
1987 462,854 3,829,718
1988 479,929 3,934,517
1989 497,327 4,034,037
1990 514,797 4,196,828
1991 503,052 4,246,267
1992 516,458 4,166,366
1993 530,225 4,157,130
1994 544,366 4,173,105
1995 558,879 4,179,179
1996 573,792 4,199,210
1997 589,115 4,253,716
1998 604,842 4,295,785
1999 620,989 4,318,043
2000 637,582 4,423,611
2001 661,316 4,692,716
2002 710,553 4,971,435
2003 764,517 5,177,687
2004 823,741 5,355,717
2005 888,822 5,501,712
2006 960,424 5,624,466
2007 1,039,295 5,749,352
2008 1,103,496 5,894,722
2009 1,178,415 6,055,646
2010 1,228,543 6,222,714
2011 1,195,020 6,387,251
2012 1,208,964 6,551,080
2013 1,253,191 6,714,051
2014 1,314,562 6,876,385
2015 1,370,322 7,037,655
2016 1,423,726 7,205,328
2017 1,501,116 7,379,299
2018 1,503,091 7,554,563
2019 1,483,756 7,731,991
2020 1,472,204 7,912,558
2021 1,504,365 8,094,602
2022 1,524,693 8,276,807
2023 1,577,059 8,460,512
2024 1,588,670 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Sierra Leone
1960 7.26 6.18
1961 7.23 6.21
1962 7.19 6.22
1963 7.14 6.26
1964 7.09 6.29
1965 7.03 6.31
1966 6.94 6.35
1967 6.84 6.38
1968 6.71 6.39
1969 6.57 6.39
1970 6.43 6.41
1971 6.28 6.43
1972 6.14 6.45
1973 5.97 6.47
1974 5.79 6.53
1975 5.62 6.55
1976 5.45 6.55
1977 5.29 6.57
1978 5.12 6.59
1979 4.94 6.58
1980 4.76 6.56
1981 4.6 6.55
1982 4.51 6.56
1983 4.41 6.57
1984 4.3 6.59
1985 4.28 6.59
1986 4.25 6.6
1987 4.13 6.61
1988 4.04 6.59
1989 3.96 6.57
1990 3.82 6.57
1991 3.63 6.55
1992 3.55 6.56
1993 3.46 6.57
1994 3.29 6.56
1995 3.13 6.56
1996 2.99 6.55
1997 2.92 6.53
1998 2.89 6.5
1999 2.9 6.42
2000 2.8 6.36
2001 2.65 6.31
2002 2.7 6.23
2003 2.78 6.09
2004 2.77 5.92
2005 2.67 5.81
2006 2.46 5.74
2007 2.28 5.64
2008 2.15 5.56
2009 2.05 5.45
2010 1.99 5.33
2011 2.03 5.21
2012 2.11 5.06
2013 2.17 4.87
2014 2.15 4.7
2015 2.11 4.55
2016 2.04 4.47
2017 1.98 4.39
2018 1.91 4.29
2019 1.84 4.19
2020 1.86 4.08
2021 1.85 3.98
2022 1.84 3.88
2023 1.82 3.79

Bahrain and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Sierra Leone
1960 18.8 21.1
1961 18.7 21.1
1962 18.5 21.1
1963 18.4 21
1964 18.2 21
1965 17.9 20.9
1966 17.7 20.9
1967 17.4 20.8
1968 17.2 20.7
1969 17.2 20.6
1970 17.4 20.4
1971 17.6 20.2
1972 17.9 20.1
1973 18.3 19.9
1974 18.7 19.8
1975 19.2 19.6
1976 19.6 19.5
1977 20.2 19.4
1978 20.7 19.3
1979 21.3 19.2
1980 21.8 19.1
1981 22.2 19.1
1982 22.4 19
1983 22.6 18.9
1984 22.8 18.9
1985 23 18.8
1986 23.3 18.7
1987 23.6 18.7
1988 23.9 18.6
1989 24.2 18.6
1990 24.6 18.5
1991 25.1 18.5
1992 25.2 18.4
1993 25.2 18.4
1994 25.2 18.3
1995 25.3 18.2
1996 25.4 18.2
1997 25.5 18.1
1998 25.8 18.1
1999 26.2 18
2000 26.6 18
2001 26.8 18
2002 26.8 17.9
2003 26.8 17.9
2004 27 17.9
2005 27.4 18
2006 27.8 18
2007 28.3 18
2008 28.9 18.1
2009 29.6 18.1
2010 30 18.2
2011 30.2 18.3
2012 30.5 18.4
2013 30.8 18.5
2014 30.9 18.6
2015 31.1 18.7
2016 31.2 18.9
2017 31.4 19.1
2018 31.8 19.2
2019 32.2 19.4
2020 31.9 19.6
2021 31.6 19.8
2022 32.6 20
2023 33.8 20.3
2024 34.2 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$44.6B
2024
$7.08B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.1%
2026
15.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.89%
2024
0.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.1%
2026
-2.02%
2026
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
53.2%
2024
42.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
42.3%
2024
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
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
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Sierra Leone
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
38 megatons
2024
1.46 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
23.9 tons
2024
0.17 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
71.6%
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
0 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Bahrain Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
45.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2026
30.5
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
51
2026
16
2026
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
48.6%
2022
English speaking
80%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
20.6%
2023

Health

Bahrain Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2026
62.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
13
2026
16
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0005%
2026
0.05%
2026
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2026
15,247 sq mi
2026
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2026
9,559 sq mi
2026
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
7,270 mi
2015

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