Country profile
Bahrain
Bahrain ranks #152 of 215 for population, #53 of 209 for gdp per capita, #41 of 216 for life expectancy, across 23 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,588,670
people · 2024
Rank #152 of 215
Life expectancy
81.4
years · 2024
Rank #41 of 216
Under-5 mortality
8.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #172 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
90.2%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #52 of 232
Tobacco use
15%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #101 of 163
Calorie supply
3,423
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #31 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,909,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #71 of 203
GDP per capita
$29,654
current US$ · 2024
Rank #53 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.92
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #172 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
109
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #204 of 210
Forest area
0.95%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #245 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
58.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #5 of 248
Protected areas
20.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #68 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
24.3
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #4 of 210
Fertilizer use
23.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #134 of 194
Pesticide use
4.31
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #64 of 193
Digital
Internet users
100%
% of population · 2024
Rank #1 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
17
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #119 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
160
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #26 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #12 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.04%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #251 of 257
Energy use per person
164,933
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #3 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.14
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #156 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Bahrain; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply