Bahrain vs South Africa statistics compared

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 174th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Bahrain and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Bahrain

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Bahrain	South Africa
1960	-	$8,748,596,501
1961	-	$9,225,996,310
1962	-	$9,813,996,074
1963	-	$10,854,195,658
1964	-	$11,955,995,218
1965	-	$13,068,994,772
1966	-	$14,211,394,315
1967	-	$15,821,393,671
1968	-	$17,124,793,150
1969	-	$19,256,992,297
1970	$391,577,364	$21,218,391,513
1971	$422,181,562	$23,411,076,638
1972	$534,081,184	$24,515,919,217
1973	$761,132,545	$33,262,772,008
1974	$1,042,176,884	$41,389,186,095
1975	$1,099,107,601	$42,906,905,672
1976	$1,581,709,519	$41,150,460,288
1977	$1,989,060,283	$45,328,411,332
1978	$2,272,042,965	$51,607,412,902
1979	$2,710,160,739	$63,038,658,089
1980	$3,493,834,468	$89,411,864,402
1981	$3,943,109,532	$93,141,472,164
1982	$4,145,421,080	$85,904,057,409
1983	$4,247,030,468	$96,204,110,942
1984	$4,440,874,566	$84,870,163,366
1985	$4,152,376,484	$64,459,376,087
1986	$3,470,746,843	$73,354,771,399
1987	$3,856,922,694	$96,535,763,418
1988	$4,209,834,173	$103,976,831,871
1989	$4,393,093,963	$108,055,624,082
1990	$4,809,511,005	$126,048,140,142
1991	$5,248,911,170	$135,203,698,238
1992	$5,402,232,447	$146,956,150,987
1993	$5,913,001,064	$147,194,747,566
1994	$6,330,627,926	$153,512,712,382
1995	$6,651,180,851	$171,735,933,897
1996	$6,938,166,755	$163,234,925,381
1997	$7,219,407,713	$168,978,057,328
1998	$7,031,309,043	$152,982,984,557
1999	$7,528,469,149	$151,516,957,079
2000	$9,062,898,936	$151,752,757,215
2001	$8,976,196,809	$135,429,905,923
2002	$9,593,510,638	$129,087,556,612
2003	$11,074,813,830	$197,018,965,309
2004	$13,150,159,574	$255,806,908,595
2005	$15,968,723,404	$288,867,217,197
2006	$18,504,760,638	$303,858,675,364
2007	$21,730,000,000	$333,077,117,254
2008	$25,710,904,255	$316,131,258,616
2009	$22,938,218,085	$329,754,060,647
2010	$26,805,984,043	$417,363,822,802
2011	$29,914,680,851	$458,199,494,831
2012	$31,963,404,255	$434,400,545,086
2013	$33,823,324,468	$400,886,013,596
2014	$34,772,526,596	$381,198,869,776
2015	$32,523,297,872	$346,709,790,459
2016	$33,884,680,851	$323,585,509,674
2017	$37,204,813,830	$381,448,814,653
2018	$39,567,978,723	$405,260,723,893
2019	$40,446,808,511	$389,330,032,224
2020	$35,837,632,979	$337,974,655,408
2021	$40,840,212,766	$420,886,877,629
2022	$46,458,191,489	$406,920,004,594
2023	$46,192,260,638	$380,699,271,816
2024	$47,736,702,128	$400,260,724,226

Bahrain and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Bahrain

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Bahrain	South Africa
1960	-	$532
1961	-	$546
1962	-	$563
1963	-	$605
1964	-	$646
1965	-	$685
1966	-	$722
1967	-	$779
1968	-	$817
1969	-	$891
1970	$1,742	$952
1971	$1,830	$1,020
1972	$2,206	$1,038
1973	$2,981	$1,369
1974	$3,874	$1,656
1975	$3,880	$1,670
1976	$5,310	$1,559
1977	$6,358	$1,671
1978	$6,926	$1,852
1979	$7,891	$2,202
1980	$9,733	$3,029
1981	$10,557	$3,050
1982	$10,712	$2,717
1983	$10,599	$2,938
1984	$10,697	$2,504
1985	$9,649	$1,839
1986	$7,777	$2,027
1987	$8,333	$2,586
1988	$8,772	$2,702
1989	$8,833	$2,727
1990	$9,343	$3,093
1991	$10,434	$3,243
1992	$10,460	$3,462
1993	$11,152	$3,400
1994	$11,629	$3,489
1995	$11,901	$3,856
1996	$12,092	$3,618
1997	$12,255	$3,700
1998	$11,625	$3,310
1999	$12,123	$3,242
2000	$14,214	$3,218
2001	$13,573	$2,847
2002	$13,501	$2,688
2003	$14,486	$4,062
2004	$15,964	$5,221
2005	$17,966	$5,837
2006	$19,267	$6,077
2007	$20,908	$6,592
2008	$23,299	$6,185
2009	$19,465	$6,375
2010	$21,819	$7,973
2011	$25,033	$8,646
2012	$26,439	$8,077
2013	$26,990	$7,332
2014	$26,452	$6,857
2015	$23,734	$6,112
2016	$23,800	$5,651
2017	$24,785	$6,618
2018	$26,324	$6,914
2019	$27,260	$6,534
2020	$24,343	$5,581
2021	$27,148	$6,843
2022	$30,471	$6,523
2023	$29,290	$6,023
2024	$30,048	$6,253

Bahrain vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Bahrain

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Bahrain	South Africa
1950	38.6	43.1
1951	39.3	44.1
1952	39.9	45
1953	40.7	46.1
1954	41.6	47.1
1955	42.8	48.2
1956	44.1	49.2
1957	45.7	50.2
1958	47.3	51.1
1959	49	51.9
1960	50.6	52.6
1961	52.3	53.1
1962	53.9	53.6
1963	55.4	53.9
1964	56.9	54.2
1965	58.4	54.4
1966	59.7	54.7
1967	61	55
1968	62.3	55.2
1969	63.4	55.4
1970	64.4	55.7
1971	65.3	56
1972	66.1	56.4
1973	66.9	56.7
1974	67.6	57.1
1975	68.3	57.6
1976	68.9	58
1977	69.4	58.5
1978	69.9	59
1979	70.3	59.5
1980	70.7	60
1981	71	60.4
1982	71.4	60.9
1983	71.6	61.4
1984	71.9	61.8
1985	72.1	62.2
1986	72.3	62.4
1987	72.4	62.7
1988	72.5	62.9
1989	72.5	63
1990	72.6	62.9
1991	72.7	63
1992	72.8	62.8
1993	72.9	62.6
1994	73.1	62.1
1995	73.4	61.6
1996	73.6	61.1
1997	73.9	60.5
1998	74.1	59.9
1999	74.4	59.2
2000	74.7	58.4
2001	74.9	57.2
2002	75.2	55.6
2003	75.5	54.2
2004	75.8	54
2005	76.1	53.9
2006	76.5	54.2
2007	77	54.9
2008	77.5	56
2009	78	57.4
2010	78.6	58.9
2011	79.1	60.6
2012	79.6	61.7
2013	80	62.4
2014	80.2	63.2
2015	80.3	64.1
2016	80.4	64.7
2017	80.4	65.4
2018	80.4	65.7
2019	80.5	66.1
2020	78.7	65.2
2021	78.1	62
2022	81	65.5
2023	81.3	66.1
2024	81.4	66.3
2025	81.6	66.5

Bahrain and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Bahrain

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Bahrain	South Africa
1960	165,477	16,440,172
1961	172,346	16,908,035
1962	179,349	17,418,522
1963	186,501	17,954,564
1964	193,816	18,511,361
1965	200,866	19,089,380
1966	207,543	19,690,087
1967	214,189	20,314,066
1968	219,337	20,957,287
1969	222,469	21,614,676
1970	224,809	22,279,984
1971	230,733	22,942,143
1972	242,113	23,609,456
1973	255,320	24,294,263
1974	269,038	24,989,108
1975	283,243	25,690,940
1976	297,863	26,395,450
1977	312,823	27,118,952
1978	328,046	27,869,507
1979	343,457	28,634,162
1980	358,978	29,518,857
1981	373,524	30,541,044
1982	386,983	31,615,339
1983	400,707	32,739,304
1984	415,154	33,892,788
1985	430,358	35,042,093
1986	446,286	36,180,515
1987	462,854	37,326,190
1988	479,929	38,480,649
1989	497,327	39,628,575
1990	514,797	40,746,268
1991	503,052	41,687,898
1992	516,458	42,443,509
1993	530,225	43,297,156
1994	544,366	44,004,139
1995	558,879	44,541,554
1996	573,792	45,123,018
1997	589,115	45,666,838
1998	604,842	46,223,880
1999	620,989	46,730,335
2000	637,582	47,159,719
2001	661,316	47,566,800
2002	710,553	48,019,415
2003	764,517	48,500,348
2004	823,741	48,991,421
2005	888,822	49,490,033
2006	960,424	49,998,277
2007	1,039,295	50,528,584
2008	1,103,496	51,114,599
2009	1,178,415	51,728,516
2010	1,228,543	52,344,051
2011	1,195,020	52,995,205
2012	1,208,964	53,782,567
2013	1,253,191	54,678,791
2014	1,314,562	55,594,838
2015	1,370,322	56,723,537
2016	1,423,726	57,259,551
2017	1,501,116	57,635,162
2018	1,503,091	58,613,001
2019	1,483,756	59,587,885
2020	1,472,204	60,562,381
2021	1,504,365	61,502,603
2022	1,524,693	62,378,410
2023	1,577,059	63,212,384
2024	1,588,670	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Bahrain and South Africa

Fertility rate

Bahrain

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bahrain	South Africa
1960	7.26	6.11
1961	7.23	6.08
1962	7.19	6.05
1963	7.14	6.01
1964	7.09	5.96
1965	7.03	5.89
1966	6.94	5.91
1967	6.84	5.85
1968	6.71	5.78
1969	6.57	5.72
1970	6.43	5.63
1971	6.28	5.57
1972	6.14	5.49
1973	5.97	5.41
1974	5.79	5.3
1975	5.62	5.19
1976	5.45	5.07
1977	5.29	4.94
1978	5.12	4.85
1979	4.94	4.82
1980	4.76	4.78
1981	4.6	4.71
1982	4.51	4.7
1983	4.41	4.63
1984	4.3	4.57
1985	4.28	4.5
1986	4.25	4.41
1987	4.13	4.35
1988	4.04	4.18
1989	3.96	3.98
1990	3.82	3.72
1991	3.63	3.62
1992	3.55	3.48
1993	3.46	3.37
1994	3.29	3.26
1995	3.13	3.17
1996	2.99	2.99
1997	2.92	2.73
1998	2.89	2.63
1999	2.9	2.56
2000	2.8	2.41
2001	2.65	2.37
2002	2.7	2.32
2003	2.78	2.36
2004	2.77	2.44
2005	2.67	2.51
2006	2.46	2.55
2007	2.28	2.55
2008	2.15	2.68
2009	2.05	2.5
2010	1.99	2.44
2011	2.03	2.44
2012	2.11	2.45
2013	2.17	2.43
2014	2.15	2.42
2015	2.11	2.36
2016	2.04	2.26
2017	1.98	2.28
2018	1.91	2.27
2019	1.84	2.26
2020	1.86	2.26
2021	1.85	2.25
2022	1.84	2.23
2023	1.82	2.22

Bahrain and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Bahrain

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Bahrain	South Africa
1960	18.8	19
1961	18.7	19
1962	18.5	18.9
1963	18.4	18.9
1964	18.2	18.9
1965	17.9	18.8
1966	17.7	18.8
1967	17.4	18.8
1968	17.2	18.8
1969	17.2	18.8
1970	17.4	18.8
1971	17.6	18.8
1972	17.9	18.8
1973	18.3	18.8
1974	18.7	18.9
1975	19.2	18.9
1976	19.6	19
1977	20.2	19.1
1978	20.7	19.2
1979	21.3	19.3
1980	21.8	19.4
1981	22.2	19.6
1982	22.4	19.8
1983	22.6	20
1984	22.8	20.2
1985	23	20.4
1986	23.3	20.5
1987	23.6	20.7
1988	23.9	20.9
1989	24.2	21.1
1990	24.6	21.3
1991	25.1	21.5
1992	25.2	21.5
1993	25.2	21.9
1994	25.2	22
1995	25.3	21.5
1996	25.4	21.2
1997	25.5	21.2
1998	25.8	21.4
1999	26.2	21.6
2000	26.6	21.9
2001	26.8	22.2
2002	26.8	22.4
2003	26.8	22.8
2004	27	23.1
2005	27.4	23.3
2006	27.8	23.5
2007	28.3	23.8
2008	28.9	24
2009	29.6	24.3
2010	30	24.6
2011	30.2	25
2012	30.5	25.3
2013	30.8	25.7
2014	30.9	26
2015	31.1	26.4
2016	31.2	26.7
2017	31.4	27
2018	31.8	27.5
2019	32.2	27.9
2020	31.9	28.3
2021	31.6	28.6
2022	32.6	28.9
2023	33.8	29.2
2024	34.2	29.5

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