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Bahrain vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 174th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Syria
Population
1650128
26304877
Population rank 151/197 57/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 95/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 41/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$64B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 13/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$731
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
73 years
2025

Bahrain and Syria: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and Syria economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

Syria
Year GDP
Bahrain Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 $391,577,364 $2,140,384,010
1971 $422,181,562 $2,589,851,325
1972 $534,081,184 $3,059,681,698
1973 $761,132,545 $3,239,487,516
1974 $1,042,176,884 $5,159,557,148
1975 $1,099,107,601 $6,826,980,444
1976 $1,581,709,519 $7,633,528,867
1977 $1,989,060,283 $7,696,011,396
1978 $2,272,042,965 $9,275,200,458
1979 $2,710,160,739 $9,929,681,529
1980 $3,493,834,468 $13,062,420,382
1981 $3,943,109,532 $15,518,201,335
1982 $4,145,421,080 $16,298,929,011
1983 $4,247,030,468 $17,589,277,143
1984 $4,440,874,566 $17,503,078,174
1985 $4,152,376,484 $16,403,539,893
1986 $3,470,746,843 $13,293,205,278
1987 $3,856,922,694 $11,356,215,543
1988 $4,209,834,173 $10,577,041,645
1989 $4,393,093,963 $9,853,395,762
1990 $4,809,511,005 $12,308,624,418
1991 $5,248,911,170 $12,981,833,333
1992 $5,402,232,447 $13,253,565,861
1993 $5,913,001,064 $13,695,962,055
1994 $6,330,627,926 $10,122,020,000
1995 $6,651,180,851 $11,396,706,587
1996 $6,938,166,755 $13,789,560,878
1997 $7,219,407,713 $14,505,233,463
1998 $7,031,309,043 $15,200,846,154
1999 $7,528,469,149 $15,873,875,969
2000 $9,062,898,936 $18,937,052,543
2001 $8,976,196,809 $20,237,024,725
2002 $9,593,510,638 $20,669,357,462
2003 $11,074,813,830 $21,828,144,686
2004 $13,150,159,574 $25,086,950,495
2005 $15,968,723,404 $28,858,965,517
2006 $18,504,760,638 $33,751,788,856
2007 $21,730,000,000 $40,465,318,382
2008 $25,710,904,255 $52,557,913,569
2009 $22,938,218,085 $54,111,735,629
2010 $26,805,984,043 $61,390,830,875
2011 $29,914,680,851 $67,539,428,159
2012 $31,963,404,255 $43,190,318,033
2013 $33,823,324,468 $21,361,254,635
2014 $34,772,526,596 $21,502,061,466
2015 $32,523,297,872 $16,466,863,117
2016 $33,884,680,851 $12,597,854,877
2017 $37,204,813,830 $16,369,843,352
2018 $39,567,978,723 $21,497,782,868
2019 $40,446,808,511 $22,583,045,060
2020 $35,837,632,979 $12,047,752,036
2021 $40,840,212,766 $14,353,205,678
2022 $46,458,191,489 $23,622,827,080
2023 $46,192,260,638 $19,993,439,950
2024 $47,736,702,128 -

Bahrain and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 $1,742 $335
1971 $1,830 $393
1972 $2,206 $448
1973 $2,981 $459
1974 $3,874 $707
1975 $3,880 $904
1976 $5,310 $976
1977 $6,358 $951
1978 $6,926 $1,108
1979 $7,891 $1,146
1980 $9,733 $1,458
1981 $10,557 $1,676
1982 $10,712 $1,703
1983 $10,599 $1,776
1984 $10,697 $1,706
1985 $9,649 $1,544
1986 $7,777 $1,208
1987 $8,333 $997
1988 $8,772 $898
1989 $8,833 $809
1990 $9,343 $978
1991 $10,434 $1,000
1992 $10,460 $990
1993 $11,152 $993
1994 $11,629 $712
1995 $11,901 $780
1996 $12,092 $918
1997 $12,255 $941
1998 $11,625 $961
1999 $12,123 $978
2000 $14,214 $1,138
2001 $13,573 $1,187
2002 $13,501 $1,183
2003 $14,486 $1,220
2004 $15,964 $1,368
2005 $17,966 $1,534
2006 $19,267 $1,719
2007 $20,908 $1,938
2008 $23,299 $2,429
2009 $19,465 $2,462
2010 $21,819 $2,731
2011 $25,033 $2,952
2012 $26,439 $1,898
2013 $26,990 $986
2014 $26,452 $1,061
2015 $23,734 $848
2016 $23,800 $656
2017 $24,785 $852
2018 $26,324 $1,098
2019 $27,260 $1,110
2020 $24,343 $572
2021 $27,148 $664
2022 $30,471 $1,052
2023 $29,290 $847
2024 $30,048 -

Bahrain vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Syria
1950 38.6 42.5
1951 39.3 43.4
1952 39.9 44.3
1953 40.7 45.3
1954 41.6 46.4
1955 42.8 47.4
1956 44.1 48.5
1957 45.7 49.6
1958 47.3 50.7
1959 49 51.7
1960 50.6 52.7
1961 52.3 53.7
1962 53.9 54.6
1963 55.4 55.4
1964 56.9 56.2
1965 58.4 56.9
1966 59.7 57.6
1967 61 58
1968 62.3 59.1
1969 63.4 59.8
1970 64.4 60.6
1971 65.3 61.3
1972 66.1 62
1973 66.9 60.8
1974 67.6 63.4
1975 68.3 64.2
1976 68.9 64.8
1977 69.4 65.4
1978 69.9 65.9
1979 70.3 66.2
1980 70.7 66.5
1981 71 64.6
1982 71.4 60.8
1983 71.6 67.4
1984 71.9 67.7
1985 72.1 68
1986 72.3 68.4
1987 72.4 68.8
1988 72.5 69.2
1989 72.5 69.5
1990 72.6 69.8
1991 72.7 70.1
1992 72.8 70.2
1993 72.9 70.3
1994 73.1 70.3
1995 73.4 70.2
1996 73.6 70.2
1997 73.9 70.2
1998 74.1 70.2
1999 74.4 70.5
2000 74.7 70.9
2001 74.9 71.3
2002 75.2 71.7
2003 75.5 72.2
2004 75.8 72.5
2005 76.1 72.8
2006 76.5 73
2007 77 73.3
2008 77.5 73.4
2009 78 73.5
2010 78.6 73.5
2011 79.1 72.3
2012 79.6 66.2
2013 80 65.1
2014 80.2 65.5
2015 80.3 63.3
2016 80.4 65.2
2017 80.4 65.7
2018 80.4 67.4
2019 80.5 71
2020 78.7 71.9
2021 78.1 72.4
2022 81 72.8
2023 81.3 72.1
2024 81.4 72.6
2025 81.6 73

Bahrain and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Syria
Year Population
Bahrain Syria
1960 165,477 4,673,500
1961 172,346 4,815,466
1962 179,349 4,959,340
1963 186,501 5,110,467
1964 193,816 5,269,087
1965 200,866 5,435,267
1966 207,543 5,609,047
1967 214,189 5,790,198
1968 219,337 5,978,742
1969 222,469 6,175,166
1970 224,809 6,380,609
1971 230,733 6,598,094
1972 242,113 6,826,024
1973 255,320 7,060,321
1974 269,038 7,302,160
1975 283,243 7,554,364
1976 297,863 7,817,320
1977 312,823 8,090,501
1978 328,046 8,372,759
1979 343,457 8,661,909
1980 358,978 8,957,663
1981 373,524 9,260,189
1982 386,983 9,572,511
1983 400,707 9,904,809
1984 415,154 10,258,398
1985 430,358 10,625,672
1986 446,286 11,002,844
1987 462,854 11,388,923
1988 479,929 11,782,264
1989 497,327 12,179,060
1990 514,797 12,579,208
1991 503,052 12,980,821
1992 516,458 13,385,571
1993 530,225 13,795,686
1994 544,366 14,208,583
1995 558,879 14,616,801
1996 573,792 15,018,104
1997 589,115 15,417,542
1998 604,842 15,820,413
1999 620,989 16,228,061
2000 637,582 16,637,888
2001 661,316 17,051,338
2002 710,553 17,468,332
2003 764,517 17,889,296
2004 823,741 18,336,875
2005 888,822 18,814,091
2006 960,424 19,637,022
2007 1,039,295 20,884,125
2008 1,103,496 21,636,564
2009 1,178,415 21,976,969
2010 1,228,543 22,482,421
2011 1,195,020 22,878,098
2012 1,208,964 22,759,763
2013 1,253,191 21,666,917
2014 1,314,562 20,273,659
2015 1,370,322 19,424,618
2016 1,423,726 19,193,834
2017 1,501,116 19,224,668
2018 1,503,091 19,577,845
2019 1,483,756 20,353,534
2020 1,472,204 21,049,429
2021 1,504,365 21,628,839
2022 1,524,693 22,462,173
2023 1,577,059 23,594,623
2024 1,588,670 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Bahrain and Syria

Fertility rate
Bahrain

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Syria
1960 7.26 7.51
1961 7.23 7.5
1962 7.19 7.51
1963 7.14 7.51
1964 7.09 7.53
1965 7.03 7.53
1966 6.94 7.55
1967 6.84 7.56
1968 6.71 7.57
1969 6.57 7.59
1970 6.43 7.62
1971 6.28 7.6
1972 6.14 7.57
1973 5.97 7.55
1974 5.79 7.52
1975 5.62 7.49
1976 5.45 7.45
1977 5.29 7.42
1978 5.12 7.35
1979 4.94 7.25
1980 4.76 7.12
1981 4.6 6.97
1982 4.51 6.81
1983 4.41 6.69
1984 4.3 6.59
1985 4.28 6.48
1986 4.25 6.37
1987 4.13 6.2
1988 4.04 6
1989 3.96 5.78
1990 3.82 5.56
1991 3.63 5.34
1992 3.55 5.14
1993 3.46 4.99
1994 3.29 4.86
1995 3.13 4.7
1996 2.99 4.54
1997 2.92 4.37
1998 2.89 4.25
1999 2.9 4.14
2000 2.8 4.07
2001 2.65 3.98
2002 2.7 3.87
2003 2.78 3.76
2004 2.77 3.68
2005 2.67 3.61
2006 2.46 3.56
2007 2.28 3.54
2008 2.15 3.48
2009 2.05 3.42
2010 1.99 3.36
2011 2.03 3.29
2012 2.11 3.22
2013 2.17 3.17
2014 2.15 3.12
2015 2.11 3.07
2016 2.04 3.01
2017 1.98 2.97
2018 1.91 2.93
2019 1.84 2.88
2020 1.86 2.84
2021 1.85 2.8
2022 1.84 2.75
2023 1.82 2.71

Bahrain and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

Syria
Year Median age, years
Bahrain Syria
1960 18.8 17.6
1961 18.7 17.3
1962 18.5 17.1
1963 18.4 16.9
1964 18.2 16.7
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.7 16.4
1967 17.4 16.2
1968 17.2 16.1
1969 17.2 16
1970 17.4 15.9
1971 17.6 15.8
1972 17.9 15.8
1973 18.3 15.7
1974 18.7 15.7
1975 19.2 15.7
1976 19.6 15.6
1977 20.2 15.6
1978 20.7 15.6
1979 21.3 15.6
1980 21.8 15.6
1981 22.2 15.6
1982 22.4 15.7
1983 22.6 15.8
1984 22.8 15.8
1985 23 15.9
1986 23.3 16
1987 23.6 16.1
1988 23.9 16.2
1989 24.2 16.4
1990 24.6 16.5
1991 25.1 16.7
1992 25.2 16.9
1993 25.2 17.1
1994 25.2 17.3
1995 25.3 17.5
1996 25.4 17.7
1997 25.5 17.9
1998 25.8 18.1
1999 26.2 18.3
2000 26.6 18.5
2001 26.8 18.8
2002 26.8 19
2003 26.8 19.2
2004 27 19.5
2005 27.4 19.7
2006 27.8 20.3
2007 28.3 21
2008 28.9 21.3
2009 29.6 21.5
2010 30 21.7
2011 30.2 21.9
2012 30.5 21.8
2013 30.8 21.2
2014 30.9 20.1
2015 31.1 19.5
2016 31.2 19.5
2017 31.4 19.6
2018 31.8 20.1
2019 32.2 20.9
2020 31.9 21.6
2021 31.6 22.2
2022 32.6 22.7
2023 33.8 23.3
2024 34.2 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2022
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Bahrain Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Bahrain Syria
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
94.4%
2021
English speaking
80%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Bahrain Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain Syria
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
n/a

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