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Bahrain vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 174th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain South Sudan
Population
1650128
12387398
Population rank 151/197 81/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 95/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 41/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$64B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 13/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Bahrain and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

South Sudan
Year GDP
Bahrain South Sudan
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 -
1981 $3,943,109,532 -
1982 $4,145,421,080 -
1983 $4,247,030,468 -
1984 $4,440,874,566 -
1985 $4,152,376,484 -
1986 $3,470,746,843 -
1987 $3,856,922,694 -
1988 $4,209,834,173 -
1989 $4,393,093,963 -
1990 $4,809,511,005 -
1991 $5,248,911,170 -
1992 $5,402,232,447 -
1993 $5,913,001,064 -
1994 $6,330,627,926 -
1995 $6,651,180,851 -
1996 $6,938,166,755 -
1997 $7,219,407,713 -
1998 $7,031,309,043 -
1999 $7,528,469,149 -
2000 $9,062,898,936 -
2001 $8,976,196,809 -
2002 $9,593,510,638 -
2003 $11,074,813,830 -
2004 $13,150,159,574 -
2005 $15,968,723,404 -
2006 $18,504,760,638 -
2007 $21,730,000,000 -
2008 $25,710,904,255 $14,586,253,383
2009 $22,938,218,085 $12,231,264,525
2010 $26,805,984,043 $14,602,072,411
2011 $29,914,680,851 $14,907,308,933
2012 $31,963,404,255 $11,931,472,169
2013 $33,823,324,468 $18,426,469,017
2014 $34,772,526,596 $13,962,212,847
2015 $32,523,297,872 $11,997,800,760
2016 $33,884,680,851 -
2017 $37,204,813,830 -
2018 $39,567,978,723 -
2019 $40,446,808,511 -
2020 $35,837,632,979 -
2021 $40,840,212,766 -
2022 $46,458,191,489 -
2023 $46,192,260,638 -
2024 $47,736,702,128 -

Bahrain and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain South Sudan
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 -
1981 $10,557 -
1982 $10,712 -
1983 $10,599 -
1984 $10,697 -
1985 $9,649 -
1986 $7,777 -
1987 $8,333 -
1988 $8,772 -
1989 $8,833 -
1990 $9,343 -
1991 $10,434 -
1992 $10,460 -
1993 $11,152 -
1994 $11,629 -
1995 $11,901 -
1996 $12,092 -
1997 $12,255 -
1998 $11,625 -
1999 $12,123 -
2000 $14,214 -
2001 $13,573 -
2002 $13,501 -
2003 $14,486 -
2004 $15,964 -
2005 $17,966 -
2006 $19,267 -
2007 $20,908 -
2008 $23,299 $1,654
2009 $19,465 $1,323
2010 $21,819 $1,498
2011 $25,033 $1,449
2012 $26,439 $1,109
2013 $26,990 $1,650
2014 $26,452 $1,243
2015 $23,734 $1,080
2016 $23,800 -
2017 $24,785 -
2018 $26,324 -
2019 $27,260 -
2020 $24,343 -
2021 $27,148 -
2022 $30,471 -
2023 $29,290 -
2024 $30,048 -

Bahrain vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain South Sudan
1950 38.6 30.2
1951 39.3 30.6
1952 39.9 31
1953 40.7 31.4
1954 41.6 31.7
1955 42.8 32
1956 44.1 31.6
1957 45.7 30.9
1958 47.3 27.6
1959 49 27.8
1960 50.6 28.1
1961 52.3 28.3
1962 53.9 28.5
1963 55.4 28.2
1964 56.9 32.5
1965 58.4 28.8
1966 59.7 25.6
1967 61 25.9
1968 62.3 26.1
1969 63.4 25.4
1970 64.4 25.6
1971 65.3 31
1972 66.1 31.3
1973 66.9 36.3
1974 67.6 36.6
1975 68.3 36.9
1976 68.9 37.1
1977 69.4 37.4
1978 69.9 37.6
1979 70.3 37.8
1980 70.7 38
1981 71 38.3
1982 71.4 38.7
1983 71.6 34.7
1984 71.9 31.8
1985 72.1 32.4
1986 72.3 32.8
1987 72.4 20.7
1988 72.5 11
1989 72.5 28.2
1990 72.6 28.6
1991 72.7 29.2
1992 72.8 21.9
1993 72.9 22.3
1994 73.1 44.9
1995 73.4 31.5
1996 73.6 32.1
1997 73.9 33.1
1998 74.1 19
1999 74.4 44.5
2000 74.7 47.6
2001 74.9 48.6
2002 75.2 49.4
2003 75.5 52.3
2004 75.8 53.1
2005 76.1 54
2006 76.5 54.7
2007 77 55.4
2008 77.5 56.3
2009 78 56.8
2010 78.6 57.5
2011 79.1 57.7
2012 79.6 58.2
2013 80 58.3
2014 80.2 45.6
2015 80.3 39.8
2016 80.4 36.7
2017 80.4 35.4
2018 80.4 51.9
2019 80.5 58.1
2020 78.7 57.6
2021 78.1 57
2022 81 57.2
2023 81.3 57.6
2024 81.4 57.7
2025 81.6 57.9

Bahrain and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

South Sudan
Year Population
Bahrain South Sudan
1960 165,477 2,931,559
1961 172,346 2,976,724
1962 179,349 3,024,308
1963 186,501 3,072,669
1964 193,816 3,129,918
1965 200,866 3,189,835
1966 207,543 3,236,423
1967 214,189 3,277,648
1968 219,337 3,321,528
1969 222,469 3,365,533
1970 224,809 3,409,614
1971 230,733 3,468,646
1972 242,113 3,542,497
1973 255,320 3,627,383
1974 269,038 3,723,259
1975 283,243 3,821,494
1976 297,863 3,921,910
1977 312,823 4,024,032
1978 328,046 4,127,657
1979 343,457 4,232,605
1980 358,978 4,339,030
1981 373,524 4,447,272
1982 386,983 4,557,686
1983 400,707 4,661,574
1984 415,154 4,750,627
1985 430,358 4,834,296
1986 446,286 4,921,240
1987 462,854 4,962,395
1988 479,929 4,848,029
1989 497,327 4,713,229
1990 514,797 4,737,633
1991 503,052 4,836,677
1992 516,458 4,909,749
1993 530,225 4,956,002
1994 544,366 5,071,184
1995 558,879 5,225,836
1996 573,792 5,356,925
1997 589,115 5,509,136
1998 604,842 5,620,068
1999 620,989 5,771,628
2000 637,582 6,032,267
2001 661,316 6,308,391
2002 710,553 6,596,806
2003 764,517 6,903,127
2004 823,741 7,233,041
2005 888,822 7,590,143
2006 960,424 7,976,526
2007 1,039,295 8,388,788
2008 1,103,496 8,817,647
2009 1,178,415 9,243,556
2010 1,228,543 9,745,953
2011 1,195,020 10,288,109
2012 1,208,964 10,756,240
2013 1,253,191 11,166,275
2014 1,314,562 11,235,073
2015 1,370,322 11,107,561
2016 1,423,726 10,830,102
2017 1,501,116 10,259,154
2018 1,503,091 10,122,977
2019 1,483,756 10,423,384
2020 1,472,204 10,698,467
2021 1,504,365 10,865,780
2022 1,524,693 11,021,177
2023 1,577,059 11,483,374
2024 1,588,670 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Bahrain and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Bahrain

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain South Sudan
1960 7.26 7.16
1961 7.23 7.18
1962 7.19 7.2
1963 7.14 7.2
1964 7.09 7.22
1965 7.03 7.22
1966 6.94 7.25
1967 6.84 7.26
1968 6.71 7.26
1969 6.57 7.28
1970 6.43 7.29
1971 6.28 7.3
1972 6.14 7.31
1973 5.97 7.31
1974 5.79 7.31
1975 5.62 7.33
1976 5.45 7.33
1977 5.29 7.33
1978 5.12 7.33
1979 4.94 7.32
1980 4.76 7.33
1981 4.6 7.33
1982 4.51 7.34
1983 4.41 7.34
1984 4.3 7.35
1985 4.28 7.36
1986 4.25 7.38
1987 4.13 7.39
1988 4.04 7.38
1989 3.96 7.37
1990 3.82 7.38
1991 3.63 7.38
1992 3.55 7.37
1993 3.46 7.36
1994 3.29 7.35
1995 3.13 7.34
1996 2.99 7.32
1997 2.92 7.2
1998 2.89 7.08
1999 2.9 6.94
2000 2.8 6.8
2001 2.65 6.65
2002 2.7 6.52
2003 2.78 6.35
2004 2.77 6.19
2005 2.67 6.02
2006 2.46 5.85
2007 2.28 5.7
2008 2.15 5.57
2009 2.05 5.45
2010 1.99 5.32
2011 2.03 5.19
2012 2.11 5.06
2013 2.17 4.94
2014 2.15 4.82
2015 2.11 4.7
2016 2.04 4.58
2017 1.98 4.48
2018 1.91 4.37
2019 1.84 4.26
2020 1.86 4.16
2021 1.85 4.05
2022 1.84 3.96
2023 1.82 3.86

Bahrain and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Bahrain South Sudan
1960 18.8 18.6
1961 18.7 18.5
1962 18.5 18.5
1963 18.4 18.4
1964 18.2 18.4
1965 17.9 18.3
1966 17.7 18.3
1967 17.4 18.2
1968 17.2 18
1969 17.2 17.9
1970 17.4 17.7
1971 17.6 17.6
1972 17.9 17.5
1973 18.3 17.5
1974 18.7 17.4
1975 19.2 17.4
1976 19.6 17.3
1977 20.2 17.2
1978 20.7 17.2
1979 21.3 17.1
1980 21.8 17.1
1981 22.2 17
1982 22.4 16.9
1983 22.6 16.8
1984 22.8 16.8
1985 23 16.7
1986 23.3 16.6
1987 23.6 16.5
1988 23.9 16.8
1989 24.2 17.1
1990 24.6 17
1991 25.1 17
1992 25.2 17
1993 25.2 16.9
1994 25.2 16.9
1995 25.3 16.9
1996 25.4 16.9
1997 25.5 16.9
1998 25.8 17
1999 26.2 17.1
2000 26.6 17.2
2001 26.8 17.3
2002 26.8 17.3
2003 26.8 17.3
2004 27 17.4
2005 27.4 17.6
2006 27.8 17.8
2007 28.3 18
2008 28.9 18.2
2009 29.6 18.4
2010 30 18.7
2011 30.2 19
2012 30.5 19.2
2013 30.8 19.3
2014 30.9 19
2015 31.1 18.6
2016 31.2 18.2
2017 31.4 17.4
2018 31.8 17.3
2019 32.2 17.8
2020 31.9 18.2
2021 31.6 18.4
2022 32.6 18.7
2023 33.8 19
2024 34.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.8%
2016
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Bahrain South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Bahrain South Sudan
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
34.5%
2018
English speaking
80%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
9.27%
2020

Health

Bahrain South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bahrain South Sudan
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
n/a

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