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Bahrain vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 174th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Singapore
Population
1650128
6105665
Population rank 151/197 113/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
84 years
2025

Bahrain and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Singapore
Year GDP
Bahrain Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $391,577,364 $1,920,574,150
1971 $422,181,562 $2,263,785,444
1972 $534,081,184 $2,721,440,981
1973 $761,132,545 $3,696,213,333
1974 $1,042,176,884 $5,221,534,956
1975 $1,099,107,601 $5,633,673,930
1976 $1,581,709,519 $6,327,077,974
1977 $1,989,060,283 $6,618,585,074
1978 $2,272,042,965 $7,517,176,355
1979 $2,710,160,739 $9,296,921,724
1980 $3,493,834,468 $11,896,256,783
1981 $3,943,109,532 $14,175,228,844
1982 $4,145,421,080 $16,084,252,378
1983 $4,247,030,468 $17,784,112,150
1984 $4,440,874,566 $19,749,361,098
1985 $4,152,376,484 $19,156,532,746
1986 $3,470,746,843 $18,586,746,057
1987 $3,856,922,694 $20,919,215,578
1988 $4,209,834,173 $25,371,462,488
1989 $4,393,093,963 $30,465,364,739
1990 $4,809,511,005 $36,144,336,769
1991 $5,248,911,170 $45,466,164,978
1992 $5,402,232,447 $52,131,320,033
1993 $5,913,001,064 $60,603,815,716
1994 $6,330,627,926 $73,688,724,431
1995 $6,651,180,851 $87,812,540,788
1996 $6,938,166,755 $96,293,086,513
1997 $7,219,407,713 $100,123,787,215
1998 $7,031,309,043 $85,728,207,782
1999 $7,528,469,149 $86,286,849,755
2000 $9,062,898,936 $96,076,539,926
2001 $8,976,196,809 $89,793,790,670
2002 $9,593,510,638 $92,538,372,870
2003 $11,074,813,830 $97,646,401,096
2004 $13,150,159,574 $115,033,593,101
2005 $15,968,723,404 $127,807,848,728
2006 $18,504,760,638 $148,627,286,361
2007 $21,730,000,000 $180,941,701,358
2008 $25,710,904,255 $193,617,323,539
2009 $22,938,218,085 $194,150,283,772
2010 $26,805,984,043 $239,807,980,591
2011 $29,914,680,851 $279,356,499,090
2012 $31,963,404,255 $295,092,888,077
2013 $33,823,324,468 $307,576,360,585
2014 $34,772,526,596 $314,863,580,758
2015 $32,523,297,872 $307,998,545,269
2016 $33,884,680,851 $319,646,468,521
2017 $37,204,813,830 $343,673,334,902
2018 $39,567,978,723 $377,123,710,561
2019 $40,446,808,511 $376,161,998,830
2020 $35,837,632,979 $349,165,858,545
2021 $40,840,212,766 $436,591,382,250
2022 $46,458,191,489 $509,017,841,147
2023 $46,192,260,638 $505,439,514,078
2024 $47,736,702,128 $547,386,645,892

Bahrain and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $1,742 $926
1971 $1,830 $1,071
1972 $2,206 $1,264
1973 $2,981 $1,685
1974 $3,874 $2,342
1975 $3,880 $2,490
1976 $5,310 $2,759
1977 $6,358 $2,846
1978 $6,926 $3,194
1979 $7,891 $3,901
1980 $9,733 $4,928
1981 $10,557 $5,597
1982 $10,712 $6,078
1983 $10,599 $6,633
1984 $10,697 $7,228
1985 $9,649 $7,002
1986 $7,777 $6,800
1987 $8,333 $7,539
1988 $8,772 $8,914
1989 $8,833 $10,395
1990 $9,343 $11,862
1991 $10,434 $14,502
1992 $10,460 $16,136
1993 $11,152 $18,290
1994 $11,629 $21,552
1995 $11,901 $24,915
1996 $12,092 $26,233
1997 $12,255 $26,376
1998 $11,625 $21,829
1999 $12,123 $21,797
2000 $14,214 $23,853
2001 $13,573 $21,700
2002 $13,501 $22,160
2003 $14,486 $23,730
2004 $15,964 $27,608
2005 $17,966 $29,961
2006 $19,267 $33,768
2007 $20,908 $39,433
2008 $23,299 $40,009
2009 $19,465 $38,927
2010 $21,819 $47,237
2011 $25,033 $53,891
2012 $26,439 $55,548
2013 $26,990 $56,967
2014 $26,452 $57,565
2015 $23,734 $55,646
2016 $23,800 $57,006
2017 $24,785 $61,236
2018 $26,324 $66,882
2019 $27,260 $65,952
2020 $24,343 $61,410
2021 $27,148 $80,056
2022 $30,471 $90,299
2023 $29,290 $85,412
2024 $30,048 $90,674

Bahrain vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Singapore
1950 38.6 54.1
1951 39.3 55.3
1952 39.9 56.4
1953 40.7 57.5
1954 41.6 59.4
1955 42.8 61.2
1956 44.1 62.6
1957 45.7 63.4
1958 47.3 64
1959 49 64.8
1960 50.6 65.3
1961 52.3 65.7
1962 53.9 66.1
1963 55.4 66.5
1964 56.9 66.7
1965 58.4 66.9
1966 59.7 67.2
1967 61 67.3
1968 62.3 67.7
1969 63.4 68.1
1970 64.4 68.5
1971 65.3 68.8
1972 66.1 69
1973 66.9 69.4
1974 67.6 69.7
1975 68.3 70.2
1976 68.9 70.6
1977 69.4 70.9
1978 69.9 71.2
1979 70.3 71.4
1980 70.7 71.5
1981 71 71.7
1982 71.4 72
1983 71.6 72.4
1984 71.9 72.6
1985 72.1 73.1
1986 72.3 73.6
1987 72.4 74
1988 72.5 74
1989 72.5 74.3
1990 72.6 74.6
1991 72.7 75.1
1992 72.8 75.3
1993 72.9 75.5
1994 73.1 75.6
1995 73.4 75.7
1996 73.6 76.1
1997 73.9 76.4
1998 74.1 76.9
1999 74.4 77.3
2000 74.7 77.8
2001 74.9 78.3
2002 75.2 78.7
2003 75.5 79.2
2004 75.8 79.7
2005 76.1 80.3
2006 76.5 80.6
2007 77 80.9
2008 77.5 81.1
2009 78 81.4
2010 78.6 81.6
2011 79.1 81.9
2012 79.6 82.2
2013 80 82.5
2014 80.2 82.6
2015 80.3 82.7
2016 80.4 82.9
2017 80.4 83.1
2018 80.4 83.4
2019 80.5 83.7
2020 78.7 83.7
2021 78.1 83.5
2022 81 82.9
2023 81.3 83.7
2024 81.4 83.9
2025 81.6 84

Bahrain and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Singapore
Year Population
Bahrain Singapore
1960 165,477 1,646,400
1961 172,346 1,702,400
1962 179,349 1,750,200
1963 186,501 1,795,000
1964 193,816 1,841,600
1965 200,866 1,886,900
1966 207,543 1,934,400
1967 214,189 1,977,600
1968 219,337 2,012,000
1969 222,469 2,042,500
1970 224,809 2,074,507
1971 230,733 2,112,900
1972 242,113 2,152,400
1973 255,320 2,193,000
1974 269,038 2,229,800
1975 283,243 2,262,600
1976 297,863 2,293,300
1977 312,823 2,325,300
1978 328,046 2,353,600
1979 343,457 2,383,500
1980 358,978 2,413,945
1981 373,524 2,532,835
1982 386,983 2,646,466
1983 400,707 2,681,061
1984 415,154 2,732,221
1985 430,358 2,735,957
1986 446,286 2,733,373
1987 462,854 2,774,789
1988 479,929 2,846,108
1989 497,327 2,930,901
1990 514,797 3,047,132
1991 503,052 3,135,083
1992 516,458 3,230,698
1993 530,225 3,313,471
1994 544,366 3,419,048
1995 558,879 3,524,506
1996 573,792 3,670,704
1997 589,115 3,796,038
1998 604,842 3,927,213
1999 620,989 3,958,723
2000 637,582 4,027,887
2001 661,316 4,138,012
2002 710,553 4,175,950
2003 764,517 4,114,826
2004 823,741 4,166,664
2005 888,822 4,265,762
2006 960,424 4,401,365
2007 1,039,295 4,588,599
2008 1,103,496 4,839,396
2009 1,178,415 4,987,573
2010 1,228,543 5,076,732
2011 1,195,020 5,183,688
2012 1,208,964 5,312,437
2013 1,253,191 5,399,162
2014 1,314,562 5,469,724
2015 1,370,322 5,535,002
2016 1,423,726 5,607,283
2017 1,501,116 5,612,253
2018 1,503,091 5,638,676
2019 1,483,756 5,703,569
2020 1,472,204 5,685,807
2021 1,504,365 5,453,566
2022 1,524,693 5,637,022
2023 1,577,059 5,917,648
2024 1,588,670 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Singapore

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Singapore
1960 7.26 5.76
1961 7.23 5.41
1962 7.19 5.21
1963 7.14 5.16
1964 7.09 4.97
1965 7.03 4.66
1966 6.94 4.46
1967 6.84 3.91
1968 6.71 3.53
1969 6.57 3.22
1970 6.43 3.07
1971 6.28 3.02
1972 6.14 3.04
1973 5.97 2.79
1974 5.79 2.35
1975 5.62 2.07
1976 5.45 2.11
1977 5.29 1.82
1978 5.12 1.79
1979 4.94 1.79
1980 4.76 1.82
1981 4.6 1.78
1982 4.51 1.74
1983 4.41 1.61
1984 4.3 1.62
1985 4.28 1.61
1986 4.25 1.43
1987 4.13 1.62
1988 4.04 1.96
1989 3.96 1.75
1990 3.82 1.83
1991 3.63 1.73
1992 3.55 1.72
1993 3.46 1.74
1994 3.29 1.71
1995 3.13 1.67
1996 2.99 1.66
1997 2.92 1.61
1998 2.89 1.48
1999 2.9 1.47
2000 2.8 1.6
2001 2.65 1.41
2002 2.7 1.37
2003 2.78 1.27
2004 2.77 1.26
2005 2.67 1.26
2006 2.46 1.28
2007 2.28 1.29
2008 2.15 1.28
2009 2.05 1.22
2010 1.99 1.15
2011 2.03 1.2
2012 2.11 1.29
2013 2.17 1.19
2014 2.15 1.25
2015 2.11 1.24
2016 2.04 1.2
2017 1.98 1.16
2018 1.91 1.14
2019 1.84 1.14
2020 1.86 1.1
2021 1.85 1.12
2022 1.84 1.04
2023 1.82 0.97

Bahrain and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Singapore
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.7 18.1
1962 18.5 18
1963 18.4 18
1964 18.2 18.1
1965 17.9 18.2
1966 17.7 18.4
1967 17.4 18.6
1968 17.2 18.9
1969 17.2 19.3
1970 17.4 19.7
1971 17.6 20.1
1972 17.9 20.6
1973 18.3 21
1974 18.7 21.5
1975 19.2 22
1976 19.6 22.6
1977 20.2 23.1
1978 20.7 23.6
1979 21.3 24.2
1980 21.8 24.7
1981 22.2 25.3
1982 22.4 25.9
1983 22.6 26.4
1984 22.8 26.9
1985 23 27.3
1986 23.3 27.8
1987 23.6 28.3
1988 23.9 28.7
1989 24.2 29.1
1990 24.6 29.5
1991 25.1 29.8
1992 25.2 30.1
1993 25.2 30.4
1994 25.2 30.7
1995 25.3 31
1996 25.4 31.2
1997 25.5 31.4
1998 25.8 31.6
1999 26.2 31.9
2000 26.6 32.2
2001 26.8 32.5
2002 26.8 32.7
2003 26.8 33
2004 27 33.3
2005 27.4 33.5
2006 27.8 33.6
2007 28.3 33.6
2008 28.9 33.5
2009 29.6 33.6
2010 30 33.7
2011 30.2 33.9
2012 30.5 34
2013 30.8 34.1
2014 30.9 34.2
2015 31.1 34.4
2016 31.2 34.5
2017 31.4 34.8
2018 31.8 35
2019 32.2 35.2
2020 31.9 35.5
2021 31.6 35.8
2022 32.6 35.9
2023 33.8 36.2
2024 34.2 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
84.1
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Singapore
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
0.07
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
97.7%
2021
English speaking
80%
2025
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Bahrain Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Singapore
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
2,175 mi
2017

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