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Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 174th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain UAE
Population
1650128
11372700
Population rank 151/197 86/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 41/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 13/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
34.2 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Bahrain and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Bahrain and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Bahrain

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Bahrain UAE
1970 $391,577,364 $685,986,701
1971 $422,181,562 $939,893,600
1972 $534,081,184 $1,415,086,929
1973 $761,132,545 $4,231,243,616
1974 $1,042,176,884 $11,651,505,689
1975 $1,099,107,601 $14,720,728,249
1976 $1,581,709,519 $19,213,158,779
1977 $1,989,060,283 $24,871,775,165
1978 $2,272,042,965 $23,775,764,225
1979 $2,710,160,739 $31,225,659,621
1980 $3,493,834,468 $43,599,160,050
1981 $3,943,109,532 $49,333,424,135
1982 $4,145,421,080 $46,622,718,605
1983 $4,247,030,468 $42,803,323,345
1984 $4,440,874,566 $41,807,954,236
1985 $4,152,376,484 $40,603,650,232
1986 $3,470,746,843 $33,943,612,095
1987 $3,856,922,694 $36,384,908,744
1988 $4,209,834,173 $36,275,674,203
1989 $4,393,093,963 $41,464,995,914
1990 $4,809,511,005 $50,701,443,748
1991 $5,248,911,170 $51,552,165,622
1992 $5,402,232,447 $54,239,171,888
1993 $5,913,001,064 $55,625,170,253
1994 $6,330,627,926 $59,305,093,980
1995 $6,651,180,851 $65,743,666,576
1996 $6,938,166,755 $73,571,233,996
1997 $7,219,407,713 $78,839,008,445
1998 $7,031,309,043 $75,674,336,283
1999 $7,528,469,149 $84,445,473,111
2000 $9,062,898,936 $104,337,372,362
2001 $8,976,196,809 $103,311,640,572
2002 $9,593,510,638 $109,816,201,498
2003 $11,074,813,830 $124,346,358,067
2004 $13,150,159,574 $147,824,370,320
2005 $15,968,723,404 $180,617,467,965
2006 $18,504,760,638 $222,116,541,865
2007 $21,730,000,000 $257,916,133,424
2008 $25,710,904,255 $315,474,615,739
2009 $22,938,218,085 $253,547,358,747
2010 $26,805,984,043 $300,189,052,689
2011 $29,914,680,851 $360,832,739,551
2012 $31,963,404,255 $384,610,125,391
2013 $33,823,324,468 $400,218,529,748
2014 $34,772,526,596 $414,105,366,753
2015 $32,523,297,872 $370,275,469,571
2016 $33,884,680,851 $369,255,326,236
2017 $37,204,813,830 $390,516,804,030
2018 $39,567,978,723 $427,049,432,158
2019 $40,446,808,511 $417,989,721,743
2020 $35,837,632,979 $349,473,015,330
2021 $40,840,212,766 $415,178,792,757
2022 $46,458,191,489 $502,731,935,194
2023 $46,192,260,638 $514,130,432,648
2024 $47,736,702,128 $537,078,829,135

Bahrain and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahrain

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Bahrain UAE
1970 $1,742 $2,394
1971 $1,830 $2,805
1972 $2,206 $3,675
1973 $2,981 $9,696
1974 $3,874 $23,823
1975 $3,880 $27,117
1976 $5,310 $31,197
1977 $6,358 $35,020
1978 $6,926 $29,379
1979 $7,891 $34,238
1980 $9,733 $42,925
1981 $10,557 $44,854
1982 $10,712 $39,972
1983 $10,599 $34,650
1984 $10,697 $32,012
1985 $9,649 $29,468
1986 $7,777 $23,132
1987 $8,333 $23,113
1988 $8,772 $21,570
1989 $8,833 $23,167
1990 $9,343 $26,710
1991 $10,434 $25,691
1992 $10,460 $25,648
1993 $11,152 $25,033
1994 $11,629 $25,473
1995 $11,901 $27,003
1996 $12,092 $28,323
1997 $12,255 $27,983
1998 $11,625 $24,889
1999 $12,123 $25,856
2000 $14,214 $29,866
2001 $13,573 $27,745
2002 $13,501 $27,754
2003 $14,486 $29,660
2004 $15,964 $33,377
2005 $17,966 $38,719
2006 $19,267 $44,343
2007 $20,908 $45,855
2008 $23,299 $50,054
2009 $19,465 $37,803
2010 $21,819 $43,697
2011 $25,033 $50,789
2012 $26,439 $52,034
2013 $26,990 $52,024
2014 $26,452 $51,381
2015 $23,734 $43,535
2016 $23,800 $41,326
2017 $24,785 $42,341
2018 $26,324 $45,690
2019 $27,260 $44,251
2020 $24,343 $37,174
2021 $27,148 $43,360
2022 $30,471 $49,899
2023 $29,290 $49,041
2024 $30,048 $49,378

Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain UAE
1950 38.6 42.1
1951 39.3 42.9
1952 39.9 43.6
1953 40.7 44.4
1954 41.6 45.2
1955 42.8 46
1956 44.1 46.9
1957 45.7 47.8
1958 47.3 48.8
1959 49 49.7
1960 50.6 50.7
1961 52.3 51.6
1962 53.9 52.5
1963 55.4 53.5
1964 56.9 54.5
1965 58.4 55.5
1966 59.7 56.6
1967 61 57.6
1968 62.3 58.7
1969 63.4 59.8
1970 64.4 60.8
1971 65.3 61.8
1972 66.1 62.7
1973 66.9 63.5
1974 67.6 64.4
1975 68.3 65.1
1976 68.9 65.8
1977 69.4 66.5
1978 69.9 67.1
1979 70.3 67.6
1980 70.7 68.2
1981 71 68.6
1982 71.4 69.1
1983 71.6 69.4
1984 71.9 69.8
1985 72.1 70.1
1986 72.3 70.4
1987 72.4 70.6
1988 72.5 70.8
1989 72.5 71
1990 72.6 71.1
1991 72.7 71.1
1992 72.8 71.2
1993 72.9 71.2
1994 73.1 71.2
1995 73.4 71.4
1996 73.6 71.8
1997 73.9 72.6
1998 74.1 73.7
1999 74.4 75
2000 74.7 76.3
2001 74.9 77.6
2002 75.2 78.7
2003 75.5 79.6
2004 75.8 80.3
2005 76.1 80.8
2006 76.5 81.2
2007 77 81.4
2008 77.5 81.6
2009 78 81.7
2010 78.6 81.9
2011 79.1 81.9
2012 79.6 81.9
2013 80 82
2014 80.2 82
2015 80.3 82.1
2016 80.4 82.2
2017 80.4 82.4
2018 80.4 82.4
2019 80.5 82.6
2020 78.7 81.9
2021 78.1 79.1
2022 81 80.5
2023 81.3 82.9
2024 81.4 83.1
2025 81.6 83.2

Bahrain and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Bahrain UAE
1960 165,477 131,334
1961 172,346 137,989
1962 179,349 144,946
1963 186,501 152,211
1964 193,816 159,692
1965 200,866 167,103
1966 207,543 173,976
1967 214,189 179,700
1968 219,337 199,416
1969 222,469 239,660
1970 224,809 286,536
1971 230,733 335,027
1972 242,113 385,014
1973 255,320 436,399
1974 269,038 489,087
1975 283,243 542,856
1976 297,863 615,866
1977 312,823 710,209
1978 328,046 809,274
1979 343,457 912,010
1980 358,978 1,015,700
1981 373,524 1,099,855
1982 386,983 1,166,370
1983 400,707 1,235,305
1984 415,154 1,305,996
1985 430,358 1,377,911
1986 446,286 1,467,383
1987 462,854 1,574,244
1988 479,929 1,681,788
1989 497,327 1,789,851
1990 514,797 1,898,220
1991 503,052 2,006,626
1992 516,458 2,114,730
1993 530,225 2,222,093
1994 544,366 2,328,188
1995 558,879 2,434,662
1996 573,792 2,597,564
1997 589,115 2,817,410
1998 604,842 3,040,421
1999 620,989 3,266,009
2000 637,582 3,493,575
2001 661,316 3,723,590
2002 710,553 3,956,826
2003 764,517 4,192,457
2004 823,741 4,428,967
2005 888,822 4,664,790
2006 960,424 5,009,100
2007 1,039,295 5,624,635
2008 1,103,496 6,302,664
2009 1,178,415 6,707,058
2010 1,228,543 6,869,838
2011 1,195,020 7,104,538
2012 1,208,964 7,391,448
2013 1,253,191 7,693,031
2014 1,314,562 8,059,440
2015 1,370,322 8,505,237
2016 1,423,726 8,935,095
2017 1,501,116 9,223,225
2018 1,503,091 9,346,701
2019 1,483,756 9,445,785
2020 1,472,204 9,401,038
2021 1,504,365 9,575,152
2022 1,524,693 10,074,977
2023 1,577,059 10,483,751
2024 1,588,670 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Bahrain and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Bahrain

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Bahrain UAE
1960 7.26 6.5
1961 7.23 6.49
1962 7.19 6.49
1963 7.14 6.5
1964 7.09 6.49
1965 7.03 6.5
1966 6.94 6.5
1967 6.84 6.51
1968 6.71 6.53
1969 6.57 6.52
1970 6.43 6.52
1971 6.28 6.52
1972 6.14 6.5
1973 5.97 6.46
1974 5.79 6.41
1975 5.62 6.35
1976 5.45 6.29
1977 5.29 6.22
1978 5.12 6.15
1979 4.94 6.06
1980 4.76 5.95
1981 4.6 5.81
1982 4.51 5.66
1983 4.41 5.48
1984 4.3 5.3
1985 4.28 5.13
1986 4.25 5
1987 4.13 4.88
1988 4.04 4.77
1989 3.96 4.65
1990 3.82 4.51
1991 3.63 4.25
1992 3.55 4.09
1993 3.46 3.82
1994 3.29 3.76
1995 3.13 3.28
1996 2.99 3.06
1997 2.92 2.83
1998 2.89 2.77
1999 2.9 2.79
2000 2.8 2.73
2001 2.65 2.62
2002 2.7 2.54
2003 2.78 2.49
2004 2.77 2.38
2005 2.67 2.23
2006 2.46 1.96
2007 2.28 1.79
2008 2.15 1.52
2009 2.05 1.58
2010 1.99 1.57
2011 2.03 1.54
2012 2.11 1.53
2013 2.17 1.53
2014 2.15 1.48
2015 2.11 1.42
2016 2.04 1.37
2017 1.98 1.35
2018 1.91 1.29
2019 1.84 1.25
2020 1.86 1.29
2021 1.85 1.16
2022 1.84 1.15
2023 1.82 1.2

Bahrain and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Bahrain

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Bahrain UAE
1960 18.8 19.6
1961 18.7 20.1
1962 18.5 20.6
1963 18.4 21
1964 18.2 21.5
1965 17.9 22
1966 17.7 22.6
1967 17.4 23.3
1968 17.2 23.5
1969 17.2 23.1
1970 17.4 23
1971 17.6 23.2
1972 17.9 23.6
1973 18.3 24.1
1974 18.7 24.7
1975 19.2 25.4
1976 19.6 25.6
1977 20.2 25.4
1978 20.7 25.5
1979 21.3 25.8
1980 21.8 26.2
1981 22.2 26.4
1982 22.4 26.4
1983 22.6 26.4
1984 22.8 26.4
1985 23 26.6
1986 23.3 26.5
1987 23.6 26.1
1988 23.9 25.9
1989 24.2 25.8
1990 24.6 25.8
1991 25.1 26
1992 25.2 26.4
1993 25.2 26.8
1994 25.2 27.4
1995 25.3 28
1996 25.4 28.1
1997 25.5 27.9
1998 25.8 27.9
1999 26.2 28
2000 26.6 28.2
2001 26.8 28.6
2002 26.8 29.1
2003 26.8 29.6
2004 27 30.3
2005 27.4 30.9
2006 27.8 31.4
2007 28.3 31.6
2008 28.9 31.6
2009 29.6 31.6
2010 30 31.7
2011 30.2 31.7
2012 30.5 31.7
2013 30.8 31.7
2014 30.9 31.8
2015 31.1 31.8
2016 31.2 31.8
2017 31.4 31.8
2018 31.8 31.8
2019 32.2 31.8
2020 31.9 31.8
2021 31.6 31.9
2022 32.6 31.9
2023 33.8 32.2
2024 34.2 32.6

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Finance

Bahrain UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Bahrain UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
37.4 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23.7 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahrain UAE
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
90%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
98.8%
2024
English speaking
80%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Bahrain UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Bahrain UAE
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
2,535 mi
2008

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