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Bahrain vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 174th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Sudan
Population
1650128
52963918
Population rank 151/197 29/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Bahrain and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Sudan
Year GDP
Bahrain Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 $391,577,364 $2,100,229,759
1971 $422,181,562 $2,288,340,041
1972 $534,081,184 $2,483,055,722
1973 $761,132,545 $3,077,254,460
1974 $1,042,176,884 $3,958,931,660
1975 $1,099,107,601 $4,823,090,192
1976 $1,581,709,519 $6,013,210,816
1977 $1,989,060,283 $7,499,005,639
1978 $2,272,042,965 $8,128,719,315
1979 $2,710,160,739 $8,418,407,787
1980 $3,493,834,468 $8,951,800,000
1981 $3,943,109,532 $10,753,888,154
1982 $4,145,421,080 $8,732,542,274
1983 $4,247,030,468 $8,230,153,846
1984 $4,440,874,566 $10,447,615,385
1985 $4,152,376,484 $8,075,259,600
1986 $3,470,746,843 $10,092,200,000
1987 $3,856,922,694 $12,093,333,333
1988 $4,209,834,173 $14,372,555,556
1989 $4,393,093,963 $21,408,111,111
1990 $4,809,511,005 $33,641,222,222
1991 $5,248,911,170 $44,171,194,366
1992 $5,402,232,447 $7,031,933,492
1993 $5,913,001,064 $8,881,005,436
1994 $6,330,627,926 $12,793,794,737
1995 $6,651,180,851 $13,830,363,900
1996 $6,938,166,755 $9,018,300,725
1997 $7,219,407,713 $11,681,175,864
1998 $7,031,309,043 $11,250,221,537
1999 $7,528,469,149 $10,682,028,340
2000 $9,062,898,936 $12,257,299,147
2001 $8,976,196,809 $15,716,361,792
2002 $9,593,510,638 $18,137,128,388
2003 $11,074,813,830 $21,355,298,460
2004 $13,150,159,574 $26,646,007,251
2005 $15,968,723,404 $35,182,711,988
2006 $18,504,760,638 $45,263,831,634
2007 $21,730,000,000 $59,440,139,775
2008 $25,710,904,255 $64,833,083,257
2009 $22,938,218,085 $51,621,044,077
2010 $26,805,984,043 $58,962,978,034
2011 $29,914,680,851 $55,018,567,211
2012 $31,963,404,255 $37,632,919,967
2013 $33,823,324,468 $43,024,018,082
2014 $34,772,526,596 $49,516,748,618
2015 $32,523,297,872 $51,726,758,677
2016 $33,884,680,851 $42,630,376,000
2017 $37,204,813,830 $41,283,617,976
2018 $39,567,978,723 $32,333,780,383
2019 $40,446,808,511 $32,338,079,165
2020 $35,837,632,979 $27,034,593,750
2021 $40,840,212,766 $34,229,513,775
2022 $46,458,191,489 $51,666,875,363
2023 $46,192,260,638 $39,898,289,821
2024 $47,736,702,128 $49,909,807,030

Bahrain and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 $1,742 $179.6
1971 $1,830 $189
1972 $2,206 $198.2
1973 $2,981 $235.8
1974 $3,874 $291.5
1975 $3,880 $343
1976 $5,310 $413
1977 $6,358 $497
1978 $6,926 $518
1979 $7,891 $515
1980 $9,733 $525
1981 $10,557 $605
1982 $10,712 $472
1983 $10,599 $431
1984 $10,697 $534
1985 $9,649 $406
1986 $7,777 $497
1987 $8,333 $584
1988 $8,772 $680
1989 $8,833 $992
1990 $9,343 $1,528
1991 $10,434 $1,966
1992 $10,460 $307
1993 $11,152 $379
1994 $11,629 $532
1995 $11,901 $561
1996 $12,092 $357
1997 $12,255 $453
1998 $11,625 $425
1999 $12,123 $394
2000 $14,214 $441
2001 $13,573 $551
2002 $13,501 $621
2003 $14,486 $714
2004 $15,964 $872
2005 $17,966 $1,125
2006 $19,267 $1,415
2007 $20,908 $1,814
2008 $23,299 $1,928
2009 $19,465 $1,493
2010 $21,819 $1,665
2011 $25,033 $1,522
2012 $26,439 $1,019
2013 $26,990 $1,139
2014 $26,452 $1,275
2015 $23,734 $1,292
2016 $23,800 $1,033
2017 $24,785 $967
2018 $26,324 $731
2019 $27,260 $710
2020 $24,343 $578
2021 $27,148 $712
2022 $30,471 $1,046
2023 $29,290 $797
2024 $30,048 $989

Bahrain vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Sudan
1950 38.6 45.8
1951 39.3 46.2
1952 39.9 46.5
1953 40.7 46.9
1954 41.6 47.3
1955 42.8 47.7
1956 44.1 48.1
1957 45.7 48.5
1958 47.3 48.9
1959 49 49.2
1960 50.6 49.6
1961 52.3 50
1962 53.9 50.4
1963 55.4 50.8
1964 56.9 50.9
1965 58.4 51
1966 59.7 51.3
1967 61 51.5
1968 62.3 51.8
1969 63.4 52
1970 64.4 52.3
1971 65.3 52.5
1972 66.1 52.8
1973 66.9 53
1974 67.6 53.2
1975 68.3 53.3
1976 68.9 53.3
1977 69.4 53.5
1978 69.9 53.3
1979 70.3 53.4
1980 70.7 54.1
1981 71 54.4
1982 71.4 54.4
1983 71.6 49.6
1984 71.9 49.8
1985 72.1 50
1986 72.3 54.6
1987 72.4 54.7
1988 72.5 55
1989 72.5 54.9
1990 72.6 55.5
1991 72.7 55.6
1992 72.8 56
1993 72.9 56.1
1994 73.1 57
1995 73.4 57.4
1996 73.6 57.6
1997 73.9 58.1
1998 74.1 58.3
1999 74.4 58.6
2000 74.7 58.9
2001 74.9 59.3
2002 75.2 59.3
2003 75.5 58.3
2004 75.8 56.8
2005 76.1 57.2
2006 76.5 60.4
2007 77 61.4
2008 77.5 61.3
2009 78 62.7
2010 78.6 63
2011 79.1 63.2
2012 79.6 63.4
2013 80 63.4
2014 80.2 64
2015 80.3 64.4
2016 80.4 64.7
2017 80.4 65.1
2018 80.4 65.5
2019 80.5 65.8
2020 78.7 65.1
2021 78.1 64.5
2022 81 65.7
2023 81.3 66.3
2024 81.4 66.5
2025 81.6 66.7

Bahrain and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Sudan
Year Population
Bahrain Sudan
1960 165,477 8,364,489
1961 172,346 8,634,941
1962 179,349 8,919,028
1963 186,501 9,218,077
1964 193,816 9,531,109
1965 200,866 9,858,030
1966 207,543 10,197,578
1967 214,189 10,550,597
1968 219,337 10,917,999
1969 222,469 11,298,936
1970 224,809 11,695,771
1971 230,733 12,105,539
1972 242,113 12,527,856
1973 255,320 13,049,315
1974 269,038 13,580,723
1975 283,243 14,064,798
1976 297,863 14,569,716
1977 312,823 15,086,614
1978 328,046 15,695,003
1979 343,457 16,355,352
1980 358,978 17,058,905
1981 373,524 17,780,572
1982 386,983 18,486,645
1983 400,707 19,109,770
1984 415,154 19,546,528
1985 430,358 19,905,872
1986 446,286 20,288,238
1987 462,854 20,704,904
1988 479,929 21,138,431
1989 497,327 21,578,022
1990 514,797 22,021,481
1991 503,052 22,470,676
1992 516,458 22,927,355
1993 530,225 23,445,592
1994 544,366 24,043,948
1995 558,879 24,672,143
1996 573,792 25,231,528
1997 589,115 25,799,821
1998 604,842 26,458,999
1999 620,989 27,130,613
2000 637,582 27,816,745
2001 661,316 28,516,770
2002 710,553 29,228,727
2003 764,517 29,896,035
2004 823,741 30,556,637
2005 888,822 31,262,444
2006 960,424 31,992,435
2007 1,039,295 32,764,135
2008 1,103,496 33,623,980
2009 1,178,415 34,569,113
2010 1,228,543 35,414,399
2011 1,195,020 36,140,806
2012 1,208,964 36,923,178
2013 1,253,191 37,785,849
2014 1,314,562 38,823,318
2015 1,370,322 40,024,431
2016 1,423,726 41,259,892
2017 1,501,116 42,714,306
2018 1,503,091 44,230,596
2019 1,483,756 45,548,175
2020 1,472,204 46,789,231
2021 1,504,365 48,066,924
2022 1,524,693 49,383,346
2023 1,577,059 50,042,791
2024 1,588,670 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Sudan

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Sudan
1960 7.26 6.66
1961 7.23 6.66
1962 7.19 6.7
1963 7.14 6.76
1964 7.09 6.8
1965 7.03 6.84
1966 6.94 6.88
1967 6.84 6.91
1968 6.71 6.95
1969 6.57 6.97
1970 6.43 6.99
1971 6.28 7.02
1972 6.14 6.98
1973 5.97 6.94
1974 5.79 6.91
1975 5.62 6.87
1976 5.45 6.82
1977 5.29 6.78
1978 5.12 6.72
1979 4.94 6.65
1980 4.76 6.59
1981 4.6 6.53
1982 4.51 6.47
1983 4.41 6.41
1984 4.3 6.34
1985 4.28 6.28
1986 4.25 6.23
1987 4.13 6.18
1988 4.04 6.13
1989 3.96 6.11
1990 3.82 6.07
1991 3.63 6.05
1992 3.55 6.02
1993 3.46 5.97
1994 3.29 5.91
1995 3.13 5.86
1996 2.99 5.79
1997 2.92 5.72
1998 2.89 5.65
1999 2.9 5.62
2000 2.8 5.6
2001 2.65 5.56
2002 2.7 5.53
2003 2.78 5.49
2004 2.77 5.46
2005 2.67 5.4
2006 2.46 5.33
2007 2.28 5.27
2008 2.15 5.21
2009 2.05 5.17
2010 1.99 5.14
2011 2.03 5.09
2012 2.11 5.03
2013 2.17 4.97
2014 2.15 4.91
2015 2.11 4.9
2016 2.04 4.83
2017 1.98 4.76
2018 1.91 4.68
2019 1.84 4.62
2020 1.86 4.54
2021 1.85 4.46
2022 1.84 4.38
2023 1.82 4.32

Bahrain and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Sudan
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.7 16.7
1962 18.5 16.7
1963 18.4 16.6
1964 18.2 16.5
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.7 16.4
1967 17.4 16.4
1968 17.2 16.3
1969 17.2 16.3
1970 17.4 16.2
1971 17.6 16.2
1972 17.9 16.1
1973 18.3 16
1974 18.7 15.9
1975 19.2 16
1976 19.6 16
1977 20.2 16.1
1978 20.7 16.2
1979 21.3 16.4
1980 21.8 16.5
1981 22.2 16.6
1982 22.4 16.7
1983 22.6 16.7
1984 22.8 16.8
1985 23 16.8
1986 23.3 16.8
1987 23.6 16.9
1988 23.9 16.9
1989 24.2 16.8
1990 24.6 16.8
1991 25.1 16.8
1992 25.2 16.8
1993 25.2 16.8
1994 25.2 16.8
1995 25.3 16.8
1996 25.4 16.8
1997 25.5 16.8
1998 25.8 16.8
1999 26.2 16.9
2000 26.6 16.9
2001 26.8 17
2002 26.8 17
2003 26.8 17.1
2004 27 17.1
2005 27.4 17.1
2006 27.8 17.2
2007 28.3 17.3
2008 28.9 17.3
2009 29.6 17.4
2010 30 17.5
2011 30.2 17.4
2012 30.5 17.5
2013 30.8 17.5
2014 30.9 17.7
2015 31.1 17.9
2016 31.2 18.1
2017 31.4 18.3
2018 31.8 18.6
2019 32.2 18.7
2020 31.9 18.9
2021 31.6 19
2022 32.6 19.2
2023 33.8 19.3
2024 34.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2014
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Bahrain Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Bahrain Sudan
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
60.7%
2018
English speaking
80%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
26.4%
2020

Health

Bahrain Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Sudan
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
19,263 mi
2019

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