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Bahrain vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 174th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Sri Lanka
Population
1650128
22125995
Population rank 151/197 63/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Bahrain and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Bahrain Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $391,577,364 $2,296,470,588
1971 $422,181,562 $2,369,308,600
1972 $534,081,184 $2,553,936,348
1973 $761,132,545 $2,875,625,000
1974 $1,042,176,884 $3,574,586,466
1975 $1,099,107,601 $3,791,298,146
1976 $1,581,709,519 $3,591,319,857
1977 $1,989,060,283 $4,104,509,583
1978 $2,272,042,965 $2,733,183,857
1979 $2,710,160,739 $3,364,611,432
1980 $3,493,834,468 $4,024,621,900
1981 $3,943,109,532 $4,415,844,156
1982 $4,145,421,080 $4,768,765,017
1983 $4,247,030,468 $5,167,913,302
1984 $4,440,874,566 $6,043,474,843
1985 $4,152,376,484 $5,978,460,972
1986 $3,470,746,843 $6,405,210,564
1987 $3,856,922,694 $6,682,167,120
1988 $4,209,834,173 $6,978,371,581
1989 $4,393,093,963 $6,987,267,684
1990 $4,809,511,005 $8,032,551,173
1991 $5,248,911,170 $9,000,362,582
1992 $5,402,232,447 $9,703,011,636
1993 $5,913,001,064 $10,338,679,636
1994 $6,330,627,926 $11,717,604,209
1995 $6,651,180,851 $13,029,697,561
1996 $6,938,166,755 $13,897,738,375
1997 $7,219,407,713 $15,091,913,884
1998 $7,031,309,043 $15,794,972,847
1999 $7,528,469,149 $15,656,327,860
2000 $9,062,898,936 $16,330,814,180
2001 $8,976,196,809 $15,749,753,805
2002 $9,593,510,638 $16,536,535,647
2003 $11,074,813,830 $18,881,765,437
2004 $13,150,159,574 $20,662,525,941
2005 $15,968,723,404 $24,405,791,045
2006 $18,504,760,638 $28,279,802,406
2007 $21,730,000,000 $32,350,238,760
2008 $25,710,904,255 $40,713,826,215
2009 $22,938,218,085 $42,066,224,093
2010 $26,805,984,043 $58,636,161,082
2011 $29,914,680,851 $67,753,284,044
2012 $31,963,404,255 $70,447,216,891
2013 $33,823,324,468 $77,000,578,167
2014 $34,772,526,596 $82,528,535,714
2015 $32,523,297,872 $85,090,301,052
2016 $33,884,680,851 $88,000,211,172
2017 $37,204,813,830 $94,369,350,286
2018 $39,567,978,723 $94,450,015,983
2019 $40,446,808,511 $88,998,706,297
2020 $35,837,632,979 $84,335,574,582
2021 $40,840,212,766 $88,556,698,938
2022 $46,458,191,489 $74,143,020,263
2023 $46,192,260,638 $83,716,142,582
2024 $47,736,702,128 $98,963,185,510

Bahrain and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $1,742 $186.9
1971 $1,830 $188.8
1972 $2,206 $199.4
1973 $2,981 $220.2
1974 $3,874 $268.7
1975 $3,880 $279.8
1976 $5,310 $260.3
1977 $6,358 $292.1
1978 $6,926 $191
1979 $7,891 $230.8
1980 $9,733 $271.1
1981 $10,557 $292.5
1982 $10,712 $312
1983 $10,599 $336
1984 $10,697 $391
1985 $9,649 $385
1986 $7,777 $407
1987 $8,333 $420
1988 $8,772 $434
1989 $8,833 $430
1990 $9,343 $491
1991 $10,434 $546
1992 $10,460 $580
1993 $11,152 $607
1994 $11,629 $678
1995 $11,901 $742
1996 $12,092 $776
1997 $12,255 $827
1998 $11,625 $849
1999 $12,123 $826
2000 $14,214 $846
2001 $13,573 $804
2002 $13,501 $835
2003 $14,486 $946
2004 $15,964 $1,029
2005 $17,966 $1,207
2006 $19,267 $1,390
2007 $20,908 $1,579
2008 $23,299 $1,974
2009 $19,465 $2,027
2010 $21,819 $2,808
2011 $25,033 $3,225
2012 $26,439 $3,328
2013 $26,990 $3,741
2014 $26,452 $3,972
2015 $23,734 $4,058
2016 $23,800 $4,149
2017 $24,785 $4,399
2018 $26,324 $4,359
2019 $27,260 $4,082
2020 $24,343 $3,848
2021 $27,148 $3,997
2022 $30,471 $3,343
2023 $29,290 $3,799
2024 $30,048 $4,516

Bahrain vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Sri Lanka
1950 38.6 53.2
1951 39.3 54
1952 39.9 54.9
1953 40.7 55.6
1954 41.6 56.4
1955 42.8 57.2
1956 44.1 57.9
1957 45.7 58.5
1958 47.3 59.3
1959 49 60
1960 50.6 60.6
1961 52.3 61.2
1962 53.9 61.6
1963 55.4 62
1964 56.9 62.4
1965 58.4 62.8
1966 59.7 63.2
1967 61 63.6
1968 62.3 63.9
1969 63.4 64.1
1970 64.4 64.4
1971 65.3 64.2
1972 66.1 64.6
1973 66.9 64.8
1974 67.6 65
1975 68.3 65.4
1976 68.9 65.8
1977 69.4 66.4
1978 69.9 66.8
1979 70.3 67.5
1980 70.7 68
1981 71 68.4
1982 71.4 68.7
1983 71.6 68.7
1984 71.9 68.8
1985 72.1 68.9
1986 72.3 69
1987 72.4 69
1988 72.5 69
1989 72.5 67.3
1990 72.6 69.2
1991 72.7 69.1
1992 72.8 69.6
1993 72.9 70
1994 73.1 70.2
1995 73.4 69.7
1996 73.6 69.8
1997 73.9 69.9
1998 74.1 70.1
1999 74.4 70.4
2000 74.7 71.2
2001 74.9 71.8
2002 75.2 72.3
2003 75.5 72.4
2004 75.8 68
2005 76.1 73.1
2006 76.5 72.8
2007 77 73
2008 77.5 72.6
2009 78 70.3
2010 78.6 74.5
2011 79.1 74.7
2012 79.6 75.2
2013 80 75.5
2014 80.2 75.8
2015 80.3 76
2016 80.4 76.1
2017 80.4 76.2
2018 80.4 76.5
2019 80.5 76.7
2020 78.7 76.9
2021 78.1 76.3
2022 81 77.3
2023 81.3 77.5
2024 81.4 77.7
2025 81.6 77.9

Bahrain and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Bahrain Sri Lanka
1960 165,477 9,661,389
1961 172,346 9,899,372
1962 179,349 10,143,754
1963 186,501 10,395,040
1964 193,816 10,653,397
1965 200,866 10,916,965
1966 207,543 11,183,928
1967 214,189 11,457,328
1968 219,337 11,736,088
1969 222,469 12,013,858
1970 224,809 12,287,110
1971 230,733 12,551,910
1972 242,113 12,809,205
1973 255,320 13,060,916
1974 269,038 13,305,693
1975 283,243 13,548,984
1976 297,863 13,796,770
1977 312,823 14,049,371
1978 328,046 14,310,128
1979 343,457 14,579,614
1980 358,978 14,847,974
1981 373,524 15,099,414
1982 386,983 15,286,567
1983 400,707 15,388,794
1984 415,154 15,441,860
1985 430,358 15,544,154
1986 446,286 15,731,256
1987 462,854 15,916,576
1988 479,929 16,078,621
1989 497,327 16,248,557
1990 514,797 16,352,458
1991 503,052 16,475,354
1992 516,458 16,739,284
1993 530,225 17,025,918
1994 544,366 17,275,773
1995 558,879 17,564,068
1996 573,792 17,905,018
1997 589,115 18,248,200
1998 604,842 18,596,003
1999 620,989 18,944,731
2000 637,582 19,293,054
2001 661,316 19,600,362
2002 710,553 19,805,752
2003 764,517 19,951,521
2004 823,741 20,087,605
2005 888,822 20,216,524
2006 960,424 20,352,411
2007 1,039,295 20,492,545
2008 1,103,496 20,629,378
2009 1,178,415 20,756,435
2010 1,228,543 20,879,089
2011 1,195,020 21,009,048
2012 1,208,964 21,169,458
2013 1,253,191 20,585,000
2014 1,314,562 20,778,000
2015 1,370,322 20,970,000
2016 1,423,726 21,209,000
2017 1,501,116 21,453,000
2018 1,503,091 21,670,000
2019 1,483,756 21,803,000
2020 1,472,204 21,919,000
2021 1,504,365 22,156,000
2022 1,524,693 22,181,000
2023 1,577,059 22,037,000
2024 1,588,670 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Sri Lanka
1960 7.26 5.35
1961 7.23 5.24
1962 7.19 5.18
1963 7.14 5.12
1964 7.09 5.06
1965 7.03 4.93
1966 6.94 4.83
1967 6.84 4.79
1968 6.71 4.66
1969 6.57 4.5
1970 6.43 4.39
1971 6.28 4.27
1972 6.14 4.16
1973 5.97 4
1974 5.79 3.86
1975 5.62 3.82
1976 5.45 3.78
1977 5.29 3.74
1978 5.12 3.81
1979 4.94 3.82
1980 4.76 3.73
1981 4.6 3.65
1982 4.51 3.32
1983 4.41 3.11
1984 4.3 3.01
1985 4.28 2.9
1986 4.25 2.74
1987 4.13 2.64
1988 4.04 2.57
1989 3.96 2.58
1990 3.82 2.54
1991 3.63 2.51
1992 3.55 2.49
1993 3.46 2.44
1994 3.29 2.4
1995 3.13 2.35
1996 2.99 2.29
1997 2.92 2.22
1998 2.89 2.14
1999 2.9 2.14
2000 2.8 2.21
2001 2.65 2.28
2002 2.7 2.31
2003 2.78 2.3
2004 2.77 2.27
2005 2.67 2.26
2006 2.46 2.29
2007 2.28 2.3
2008 2.15 2.23
2009 2.05 2.18
2010 1.99 2.13
2011 2.03 2.14
2012 2.11 2.17
2013 2.17 2.18
2014 2.15 2.13
2015 2.11 2.09
2016 2.04 2.06
2017 1.98 2.04
2018 1.91 2.03
2019 1.84 2.02
2020 1.86 2.01
2021 1.85 2
2022 1.84 1.98
2023 1.82 1.97

Bahrain and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Sri Lanka
1960 18.8 19.5
1961 18.7 19.5
1962 18.5 19.5
1963 18.4 19.5
1964 18.2 19.5
1965 17.9 19.5
1966 17.7 19.6
1967 17.4 19.7
1968 17.2 19.8
1969 17.2 19.9
1970 17.4 20
1971 17.6 20.1
1972 17.9 20.2
1973 18.3 20.4
1974 18.7 20.6
1975 19.2 20.7
1976 19.6 20.9
1977 20.2 21
1978 20.7 21.2
1979 21.3 21.3
1980 21.8 21.5
1981 22.2 21.6
1982 22.4 21.7
1983 22.6 21.9
1984 22.8 22
1985 23 22.2
1986 23.3 22.5
1987 23.6 22.8
1988 23.9 23.1
1989 24.2 23.4
1990 24.6 23.6
1991 25.1 23.9
1992 25.2 24.3
1993 25.2 24.6
1994 25.2 24.9
1995 25.3 25.3
1996 25.4 25.8
1997 25.5 26.2
1998 25.8 26.5
1999 26.2 26.9
2000 26.6 27.2
2001 26.8 27.6
2002 26.8 27.9
2003 26.8 28.2
2004 27 28.5
2005 27.4 28.8
2006 27.8 29
2007 28.3 29.3
2008 28.9 29.6
2009 29.6 29.9
2010 30 30.2
2011 30.2 30.5
2012 30.5 30.8
2013 30.8 31.1
2014 30.9 31.4
2015 31.1 31.7
2016 31.2 32
2017 31.4 32.3
2018 31.8 32.5
2019 32.2 32.8
2020 31.9 33.1
2021 31.6 33.3
2022 32.6 33.6
2023 33.8 33.8
2024 34.2 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Bahrain Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
92.7%
2023
English speaking
80%
2025
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
51.2%
2023

Health

Bahrain Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
70,894 mi
2010

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