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Bahrain vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has a population of 1.59M (ranked 151/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Bahrain's land area is 309 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 174th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Bahrain Vatican
Population
1650128
949
Population rank 151/197 197/197
GDP
$47.7B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 95/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 41/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$64B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 13/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
309 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
n/a
Median age
34.2 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Bahrain and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Bahrain vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahrain

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahrain Vatican
1950 38.6 65.9
1951 39.3 65.3
1952 39.9 65.7
1953 40.7 66.3
1954 41.6 67.5
1955 42.8 67.8
1956 44.1 67.3
1957 45.7 67.5
1958 47.3 68.7
1959 49 69.2
1960 50.6 69.2
1961 52.3 69.8
1962 53.9 69.2
1963 55.4 69.3
1964 56.9 70.3
1965 58.4 70.1
1966 59.7 70.9
1967 61 70.9
1968 62.3 70.7
1969 63.4 70.7
1970 64.4 71.5
1971 65.3 71.7
1972 66.1 72
1973 66.9 71.9
1974 67.6 72.7
1975 68.3 72.6
1976 68.9 72.9
1977 69.4 73.3
1978 69.9 73.7
1979 70.3 74
1980 70.7 74.1
1981 71 74.3
1982 71.4 74.8
1983 71.6 74.7
1984 71.9 75.1
1985 72.1 75.5
1986 72.3 75.7
1987 72.4 76.2
1988 72.5 76.4
1989 72.5 76.8
1990 72.6 76.9
1991 72.7 76.9
1992 72.8 77.3
1993 72.9 77
1994 73.1 77.7
1995 73.4 77.8
1996 73.6 78.5
1997 73.9 78.2
1998 74.1 78.3
1999 74.4 78.7
2000 74.7 79.3
2001 74.9 79.9
2002 75.2 80
2003 75.5 79.8
2004 75.8 80.2
2005 76.1 80.6
2006 76.5 81.2
2007 77 81.3
2008 77.5 81.4
2009 78 81.3
2010 78.6 81.5
2011 79.1 81.7
2012 79.6 82
2013 80 82.5
2014 80.2 82.6
2015 80.3 82.5
2016 80.4 82.9
2017 80.4 82.7
2018 80.4 83.3
2019 80.5 83.6
2020 78.7 83
2021 78.1 82.9
2022 81 83.3
2023 81.3 83
2024 81.4 83.1
2025 81.6 83.3

Bahrain and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahrain

Vatican
Year Population
Bahrain Vatican
1960 165,477 -
1961 172,346 -
1962 179,349 -
1963 186,501 -
1964 193,816 -
1965 200,866 -
1966 207,543 -
1967 214,189 -
1968 219,337 -
1969 222,469 -
1970 224,809 -
1971 230,733 -
1972 242,113 -
1973 255,320 -
1974 269,038 -
1975 283,243 -
1976 297,863 -
1977 312,823 -
1978 328,046 -
1979 343,457 -
1980 358,978 -
1981 373,524 -
1982 386,983 -
1983 400,707 -
1984 415,154 -
1985 430,358 -
1986 446,286 -
1987 462,854 -
1988 479,929 -
1989 497,327 -
1990 514,797 -
1991 503,052 -
1992 516,458 -
1993 530,225 -
1994 544,366 -
1995 558,879 -
1996 573,792 -
1997 589,115 -
1998 604,842 -
1999 620,989 -
2000 637,582 880
2001 661,316 890
2002 710,553 900
2003 764,517 911
2004 823,741 921
2005 888,822 921
2006 960,424 932
2007 1,039,295 821
2008 1,103,496 824
2009 1,178,415 826
2010 1,228,543 829
2011 1,195,020 832
2012 1,208,964 836
2013 1,253,191 839
2014 1,314,562 842
2015 1,370,322 1,000
2016 1,423,726 -
2017 1,501,116 1,000
2018 1,503,091 -
2019 1,483,756 1,000
2020 1,472,204 -
2021 1,504,365 -
2022 1,524,693 -
2023 1,577,059 -
2024 1,588,670 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahrain Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.89%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.4%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
n/a
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
65.6
2025
65
2025
Listed domestic companies
39
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,909,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.82%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
82.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bahrain Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
0 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.76
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.03%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-45.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
22,689 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.04%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Bahrain Vatican
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+22,699
2024
n/a
Urban population
90%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
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
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
51
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.2
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
103
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
80%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
100%
2024
n/a

Health

Bahrain Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,111
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.84
2016
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
37.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
22.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
13
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.25 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bahrain Vatican
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
194.4 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
31.3 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
2.93 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
2,561 mi
2010
5.59 mi
2003

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