Bahrain vs Brunei

Bahrain (Asia) and Brunei (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Bahrain Brunei World

0 20k 40k 60k 1970 Bahrain: 1,741.82 Brunei: 1,325.16 World: 817.68 1971 Bahrain: 1,829.74 Brunei: 1,432.17 World: 884.88 1972 Bahrain: 2,205.92 Brunei: 1,904.67 World: 1,002 1973 Bahrain: 2,981.09 Brunei: 2,938.85 World: 1,201.53 1974 Bahrain: 3,873.72 Brunei: 15,194.79 World: 1,362.19 1975 Bahrain: 3,880.44 Brunei: 15,793.13 World: 1,488.94 1976 Bahrain: 5,310.19 Brunei: 18,671.36 World: 1,589.73 1977 Bahrain: 6,358.42 Brunei: 21,746.86 World: 1,766.28 1978 Bahrain: 6,925.99 Brunei: 23,446.53 World: 2,055.49 1979 Bahrain: 7,890.83 Brunei: 33,501.28 World: 2,335.19 1980 Bahrain: 9,732.73 Brunei: 58,005.34 World: 2,587.01 1981 Bahrain: 10,556.51 Brunei: 48,793.44 World: 2,628.62 1982 Bahrain: 10,712.15 Brunei: 45,074.55 World: 2,554.08 1983 Bahrain: 10,598.84 Brunei: 38,720.09 World: 2,561.17 1984 Bahrain: 10,696.93 Brunei: 36,061.38 World: 2,614.33 1985 Bahrain: 9,648.66 Brunei: 31,827.41 World: 2,690.59 1986 Bahrain: 7,776.96 Brunei: 18,500.54 World: 3,118.57 1987 Bahrain: 8,332.91 Brunei: 21,029.72 World: 3,487.88 1988 Bahrain: 8,771.79 Brunei: 18,824.76 World: 3,829.99 1989 Bahrain: 8,833.41 Brunei: 20,090.07 World: 3,930.51 1990 Bahrain: 9,342.54 Brunei: 23,658.72 World: 4,338.94 1991 Bahrain: 10,434.13 Brunei: 23,932.19 World: 4,453.9 1992 Bahrain: 10,460.16 Brunei: 23,450.9 World: 4,679.98 1993 Bahrain: 11,151.87 Brunei: 22,397.07 World: 4,685.3 1994 Bahrain: 11,629.36 Brunei: 22,766.59 World: 4,967.01 1995 Bahrain: 11,900.93 Brunei: 26,443.26 World: 5,463.2 1996 Bahrain: 12,091.78 Brunei: 25,692.24 World: 5,507.22 1997 Bahrain: 12,254.67 Brunei: 25,522.4 World: 5,408.57 1998 Bahrain: 11,625.03 Brunei: 17,769.25 World: 5,302.34 1999 Bahrain: 12,123.35 Brunei: 19,752.2 World: 5,401.23 2000 Bahrain: 14,214.48 Brunei: 20,130.26 World: 5,512.56 2001 Bahrain: 13,573.23 Brunei: 18,287.83 World: 5,404.2 2002 Bahrain: 13,501.47 Brunei: 18,621.29 World: 5,539.32 2003 Bahrain: 14,486.03 Brunei: 20,677.9 World: 6,129.87 2004 Bahrain: 15,963.95 Brunei: 24,423.09 World: 6,818 2005 Bahrain: 17,966.17 Brunei: 29,386.27 World: 7,290.57 2006 Bahrain: 19,267.28 Brunei: 34,674.8 World: 7,803.19 2007 Bahrain: 20,908.4 Brunei: 36,217.33 World: 8,685.33 2008 Bahrain: 23,299.5 Brunei: 42,156.57 World: 9,425.74 2009 Bahrain: 19,465.31 Brunei: 30,946.47 World: 8,827.04 2010 Bahrain: 21,819.33 Brunei: 34,937.56 World: 9,555.07 2011 Bahrain: 25,032.79 Brunei: 46,382.83 World: 10,496.93 2012 Bahrain: 26,438.67 Brunei: 46,968.6 World: 10,597.85 2013 Bahrain: 26,989.76 Brunei: 44,003.06 World: 10,759.35 2014 Bahrain: 26,451.8 Brunei: 41,026.51 World: 10,912.24 2015 Bahrain: 23,734.06 Brunei: 30,625.13 World: 10,191.98 2016 Bahrain: 23,800 Brunei: 26,663.3 World: 10,239.47 2017 Bahrain: 24,784.77 Brunei: 28,024.38 World: 10,784.4 2018 Bahrain: 26,324.41 Brunei: 30,988.12 World: 11,344.73 2019 Bahrain: 27,259.74 Brunei: 30,426.57 World: 11,417.6 2020 Bahrain: 24,342.84 Brunei: 26,834.36 World: 10,999.49 2021 Bahrain: 27,147.81 Brunei: 31,006.96 World: 12,472.91 2022 Bahrain: 30,470.52 Brunei: 36,632.93 World: 12,876.24 2023 Bahrain: 29,290.13 Brunei: 32,890.55 World: 13,313.86 2024 Bahrain: 29,717.14 Brunei: 33,153.47 World: 13,717.09 2025 Bahrain: 30,596.58 Brunei: 32,234.64 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Bahrain Brunei World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Bahrain: 50.63 Brunei: 58.72 World: 50.94 1961 Bahrain: 52.28 Brunei: 59.39 World: 52.8 1962 Bahrain: 53.89 Brunei: 58.82 World: 55.29 1963 Bahrain: 55.45 Brunei: 60.63 World: 55.65 1964 Bahrain: 56.95 Brunei: 61.27 World: 56.1 1965 Bahrain: 58.38 Brunei: 61.72 World: 55.93 1966 Bahrain: 59.75 Brunei: 62.4 World: 56.45 1967 Bahrain: 61.04 Brunei: 62.91 World: 56.9 1968 Bahrain: 62.25 Brunei: 63.47 World: 57.34 1969 Bahrain: 63.35 Brunei: 63.96 World: 57.68 1970 Bahrain: 64.36 Brunei: 64.49 World: 57.94 1971 Bahrain: 65.28 Brunei: 64.98 World: 58.02 1972 Bahrain: 66.1 Brunei: 65.45 World: 58.84 1973 Bahrain: 66.92 Brunei: 65.95 World: 59.3 1974 Bahrain: 67.63 Brunei: 66.44 World: 59.7 1975 Bahrain: 68.28 Brunei: 66.95 World: 60.13 1976 Bahrain: 68.86 Brunei: 67.41 World: 60.45 1977 Bahrain: 69.38 Brunei: 67.83 World: 61.04 1978 Bahrain: 69.85 Brunei: 68.26 World: 61.39 1979 Bahrain: 70.3 Brunei: 68.64 World: 61.84 1980 Bahrain: 70.68 Brunei: 69.01 World: 62.15 1981 Bahrain: 71.04 Brunei: 69.34 World: 62.52 1982 Bahrain: 71.35 Brunei: 69.67 World: 62.87 1983 Bahrain: 71.64 Brunei: 69.99 World: 63.13 1984 Bahrain: 71.88 Brunei: 70.24 World: 63.44 1985 Bahrain: 72.09 Brunei: 70.5 World: 63.73 1986 Bahrain: 72.26 Brunei: 70.76 World: 64.12 1987 Bahrain: 72.38 Brunei: 70.98 World: 64.46 1988 Bahrain: 72.46 Brunei: 71.18 World: 64.67 1989 Bahrain: 72.52 Brunei: 71.41 World: 64.96 1990 Bahrain: 72.59 Brunei: 71.63 World: 65.11 1991 Bahrain: 72.67 Brunei: 71.86 World: 65.3 1992 Bahrain: 72.79 Brunei: 72.09 World: 65.55 1993 Bahrain: 72.94 Brunei: 72.33 World: 65.74 1994 Bahrain: 73.13 Brunei: 72.57 World: 65.96 1995 Bahrain: 73.36 Brunei: 72.84 World: 66.2 1996 Bahrain: 73.61 Brunei: 73.08 World: 66.52 1997 Bahrain: 73.87 Brunei: 73.33 World: 66.83 1998 Bahrain: 74.14 Brunei: 73.58 World: 67.07 1999 Bahrain: 74.41 Brunei: 73.81 World: 67.31 2000 Bahrain: 74.67 Brunei: 74.02 World: 67.65 2001 Bahrain: 74.94 Brunei: 74.21 World: 67.95 2002 Bahrain: 75.21 Brunei: 74.37 World: 68.23 2003 Bahrain: 75.49 Brunei: 74.51 World: 68.52 2004 Bahrain: 75.79 Brunei: 74.6 World: 68.77 2005 Bahrain: 76.13 Brunei: 74.68 World: 69.11 2006 Bahrain: 76.51 Brunei: 74.75 World: 69.47 2007 Bahrain: 76.95 Brunei: 74.79 World: 69.81 2008 Bahrain: 77.46 Brunei: 74.81 World: 70 2009 Bahrain: 78.02 Brunei: 74.81 World: 70.38 2010 Bahrain: 78.59 Brunei: 74.82 World: 70.68 2011 Bahrain: 79.14 Brunei: 74.84 World: 70.97 2012 Bahrain: 79.62 Brunei: 74.84 World: 71.26 2013 Bahrain: 80 Brunei: 74.85 World: 71.53 2014 Bahrain: 80.21 Brunei: 74.86 World: 71.78 2015 Bahrain: 80.34 Brunei: 74.88 World: 71.97 2016 Bahrain: 80.41 Brunei: 74.91 World: 72.19 2017 Bahrain: 80.41 Brunei: 74.94 World: 72.37 2018 Bahrain: 80.41 Brunei: 74.99 World: 72.64 2019 Bahrain: 80.47 Brunei: 75.05 World: 72.87 2020 Bahrain: 78.68 Brunei: 75.11 World: 72.18 2021 Bahrain: 78.08 Brunei: 74.87 World: 71.22 2022 Bahrain: 80.99 Brunei: 72.92 World: 72.97 2023 Bahrain: 81.28 Brunei: 75.33 World: 73.33 2024 Bahrain: 81.42 Brunei: 75.5 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Bahrain Brunei World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Bahrain: 7.26 Brunei: 7.32 World: 4.69 1961 Bahrain: 7.23 Brunei: 7.19 World: 4.56 1962 Bahrain: 7.19 Brunei: 7.03 World: 5.02 1963 Bahrain: 7.14 Brunei: 6.89 World: 5.31 1964 Bahrain: 7.09 Brunei: 6.77 World: 5.13 1965 Bahrain: 7.03 Brunei: 6.65 World: 5.08 1966 Bahrain: 6.94 Brunei: 6.51 World: 4.97 1967 Bahrain: 6.84 Brunei: 6.37 World: 4.87 1968 Bahrain: 6.71 Brunei: 6.2 World: 4.98 1969 Bahrain: 6.57 Brunei: 6.01 World: 4.88 1970 Bahrain: 6.43 Brunei: 5.8 World: 4.84 1971 Bahrain: 6.28 Brunei: 5.62 World: 4.69 1972 Bahrain: 6.14 Brunei: 5.5 World: 4.55 1973 Bahrain: 5.97 Brunei: 5.36 World: 4.42 1974 Bahrain: 5.79 Brunei: 5.18 World: 4.26 1975 Bahrain: 5.62 Brunei: 4.99 World: 4.07 1976 Bahrain: 5.45 Brunei: 4.78 World: 3.97 1977 Bahrain: 5.29 Brunei: 4.58 World: 3.84 1978 Bahrain: 5.12 Brunei: 4.39 World: 3.77 1979 Bahrain: 4.94 Brunei: 4.22 World: 3.76 1980 Bahrain: 4.76 Brunei: 4.07 World: 3.73 1981 Bahrain: 4.6 Brunei: 3.94 World: 3.71 1982 Bahrain: 4.51 Brunei: 3.84 World: 3.72 1983 Bahrain: 4.41 Brunei: 3.75 World: 3.59 1984 Bahrain: 4.3 Brunei: 3.68 World: 3.57 1985 Bahrain: 4.28 Brunei: 3.61 World: 3.53 1986 Bahrain: 4.25 Brunei: 3.55 World: 3.51 1987 Bahrain: 4.13 Brunei: 3.49 World: 3.48 1988 Bahrain: 4.04 Brunei: 3.44 World: 3.39 1989 Bahrain: 3.96 Brunei: 3.36 World: 3.35 1990 Bahrain: 3.82 Brunei: 3.29 World: 3.31 1991 Bahrain: 3.63 Brunei: 3.21 World: 3.13 1992 Bahrain: 3.55 Brunei: 3.11 World: 3.04 1993 Bahrain: 3.46 Brunei: 3.01 World: 2.97 1994 Bahrain: 3.29 Brunei: 2.9 World: 2.92 1995 Bahrain: 3.13 Brunei: 2.79 World: 2.87 1996 Bahrain: 2.99 Brunei: 2.68 World: 2.82 1997 Bahrain: 2.92 Brunei: 2.6 World: 2.78 1998 Bahrain: 2.89 Brunei: 2.53 World: 2.75 1999 Bahrain: 2.9 Brunei: 2.46 World: 2.72 2000 Bahrain: 2.8 Brunei: 2.4 World: 2.73 2001 Bahrain: 2.65 Brunei: 2.34 World: 2.69 2002 Bahrain: 2.7 Brunei: 2.26 World: 2.66 2003 Bahrain: 2.78 Brunei: 2.19 World: 2.64 2004 Bahrain: 2.77 Brunei: 2.1 World: 2.63 2005 Bahrain: 2.67 Brunei: 2.02 World: 2.61 2006 Bahrain: 2.46 Brunei: 1.97 World: 2.61 2007 Bahrain: 2.28 Brunei: 1.93 World: 2.6 2008 Bahrain: 2.15 Brunei: 1.92 World: 2.6 2009 Bahrain: 2.05 Brunei: 1.92 World: 2.59 2010 Bahrain: 1.99 Brunei: 1.94 World: 2.57 2011 Bahrain: 2.03 Brunei: 1.96 World: 2.55 2012 Bahrain: 2.11 Brunei: 1.97 World: 2.56 2013 Bahrain: 2.17 Brunei: 1.98 World: 2.53 2014 Bahrain: 2.15 Brunei: 1.97 World: 2.52 2015 Bahrain: 2.11 Brunei: 1.95 World: 2.49 2016 Bahrain: 2.04 Brunei: 1.92 World: 2.49 2017 Bahrain: 1.98 Brunei: 1.88 World: 2.46 2018 Bahrain: 1.91 Brunei: 1.85 World: 2.39 2019 Bahrain: 1.84 Brunei: 1.82 World: 2.35 2020 Bahrain: 1.86 Brunei: 1.8 World: 2.28 2021 Bahrain: 1.85 Brunei: 1.78 World: 2.25 2022 Bahrain: 1.84 Brunei: 1.76 World: 2.22 2023 Bahrain: 1.82 Brunei: 1.75 World: 2.2 2024 Bahrain: 1.81 Brunei: 1.73 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Bahrain Brunei World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Bahrain: 1.05 Brunei: 4.7 World: 5.12 1992 Bahrain: 0.97 Brunei: 4.79 World: 5.28 1993 Bahrain: 0.88 Brunei: 4.9 World: 5.54 1994 Bahrain: 1.01 Brunei: 5.01 World: 5.79 1995 Bahrain: 1.04 Brunei: 5.07 World: 5.92 1996 Bahrain: 1.18 Brunei: 5.15 World: 5.98 1997 Bahrain: 1.13 Brunei: 5.2 World: 6.01 1998 Bahrain: 1.11 Brunei: 5.36 World: 6.16 1999 Bahrain: 1.11 Brunei: 5.42 World: 6.28 2000 Bahrain: 1.08 Brunei: 5.53 World: 6.11 2001 Bahrain: 1.12 Brunei: 5.56 World: 6.19 2002 Bahrain: 1.14 Brunei: 5.65 World: 6.41 2003 Bahrain: 1.13 Brunei: 5.74 World: 6.48 2004 Bahrain: 1.06 Brunei: 5.85 World: 6.33 2005 Bahrain: 1.02 Brunei: 5.97 World: 6.22 2006 Bahrain: 1.02 Brunei: 6.06 World: 5.97 2007 Bahrain: 1.01 Brunei: 6.19 World: 5.77 2008 Bahrain: 1.02 Brunei: 6.31 World: 5.82 2009 Bahrain: 1.07 Brunei: 6.46 World: 6.41 2010 Bahrain: 1.13 Brunei: 6.49 World: 6.28 2011 Bahrain: 1.21 Brunei: 6.51 World: 6.15 2012 Bahrain: 1.2 Brunei: 6.57 World: 6.15 2013 Bahrain: 1.18 Brunei: 6.71 World: 6.1 2014 Bahrain: 1.14 Brunei: 6.86 World: 5.96 2015 Bahrain: 1.16 Brunei: 7.7 World: 6 2016 Bahrain: 1.19 Brunei: 8.54 World: 5.97 2017 Bahrain: 1.18 Brunei: 9.32 World: 5.9 2018 Bahrain: 1.19 Brunei: 8.7 World: 5.76 2019 Bahrain: 1.22 Brunei: 6.6 World: 5.59 2020 Bahrain: 1.77 Brunei: 7.41 World: 6.59 2021 Bahrain: 1.55 Brunei: 4.91 World: 6.05 2022 Bahrain: 1.27 Brunei: 5.19 World: 5.23 2023 Bahrain: 1.05 Brunei: 5.3 World: 4.85 2024 Bahrain: 1.08 Brunei: 5.18 World: 4.81 2025 Bahrain: 1.1 Brunei: 5.28 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Bahrain Brunei World

0 10 20 30 1970 Bahrain: 14.32 Brunei: 14.98 World: 4.14 1971 Bahrain: 14.04 Brunei: 13.57 World: 4.04 1972 Bahrain: 15.81 Brunei: 15.49 World: 4.16 1973 Bahrain: 18.66 Brunei: 18.15 World: 4.32 1974 Bahrain: 20.72 Brunei: 18.18 World: 4.23 1975 Bahrain: 20.28 Brunei: 18.1 World: 4.14 1976 Bahrain: 20.85 Brunei: 20.21 World: 4.31 1977 Bahrain: 21.84 Brunei: 20 World: 4.36 1978 Bahrain: 22 Brunei: 19.96 World: 4.42 1979 Bahrain: 22.37 Brunei: 17.54 World: 4.46 1980 Bahrain: 21.69 Brunei: 21.25 World: 4.33 1981 Bahrain: 22.27 Brunei: 17.3 World: 4.18 1982 Bahrain: 22.61 Brunei: 18.67 World: 4.05 1983 Bahrain: 22.65 Brunei: 19.69 World: 4.01 1984 Bahrain: 22.37 Brunei: 18.44 World: 4.07 1985 Bahrain: 22.42 Brunei: 17.58 World: 4.05 1986 Bahrain: 24.58 Brunei: 16 World: 4.04 1987 Bahrain: 23.16 Brunei: 15.94 World: 4.1 1988 Bahrain: 23.58 Brunei: 16.85 World: 4.16 1989 Bahrain: 22.96 Brunei: 16.1 World: 4.16 1990 Bahrain: 23.3 Brunei: 16.84 World: 4.15 1991 Bahrain: 23 Brunei: 18.7 World: 4.1 1992 Bahrain: 26.36 Brunei: 19.87 World: 4.01 1993 Bahrain: 27.78 Brunei: 19.54 World: 3.97 1994 Bahrain: 27.55 Brunei: 19.34 World: 3.94 1995 Bahrain: 27.27 Brunei: 19.97 World: 3.99 1996 Bahrain: 27.53 Brunei: 20.48 World: 4.01 1997 Bahrain: 27.6 Brunei: 21.29 World: 4.02 1998 Bahrain: 28.49 Brunei: 18.39 World: 3.98 1999 Bahrain: 27.9 Brunei: 18.81 World: 3.95 2000 Bahrain: 27.87 Brunei: 18.61 World: 4.01 2001 Bahrain: 27.83 Brunei: 17.58 World: 4.01 2002 Bahrain: 27.06 Brunei: 16.34 World: 4.02 2003 Bahrain: 26.02 Brunei: 18.62 World: 4.15 2004 Bahrain: 24.18 Brunei: 17.76 World: 4.28 2005 Bahrain: 26.29 Brunei: 16.74 World: 4.39 2006 Bahrain: 26.5 Brunei: 23.63 World: 4.48 2007 Bahrain: 24.87 Brunei: 22.07 World: 4.59 2008 Bahrain: 25.07 Brunei: 23.58 World: 4.56 2009 Bahrain: 23.47 Brunei: 20.84 World: 4.45 2010 Bahrain: 23.47 Brunei: 18.81 World: 4.67 2011 Bahrain: 24.27 Brunei: 19.68 World: 4.76 2012 Bahrain: 24.99 Brunei: 18.79 World: 4.77 2013 Bahrain: 25.64 Brunei: 18.94 World: 4.81 2014 Bahrain: 25.32 Brunei: 19.45 World: 4.78 2015 Bahrain: 24.42 Brunei: 17.44 World: 4.7 2016 Bahrain: 23.5 Brunei: 18.48 World: 4.65 2017 Bahrain: 22.48 Brunei: 18.19 World: 4.67 2018 Bahrain: 22.5 Brunei: 18.34 World: 4.73 2019 Bahrain: 24.83 Brunei: 17.18 World: 4.7 2020 Bahrain: 25.02 Brunei: 22.64 World: 4.47 2021 Bahrain: 24.83 Brunei: 22.11 World: 4.68 2022 Bahrain: 25.47 Brunei: 20.94 World: 4.67 2023 Bahrain: 24.53 Brunei: 21.14 World: 4.68 2024 Bahrain: 23.9 Brunei: 20.24 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Bahrain Brunei World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Bahrain: 21.3 Brunei: 36.47 World: 15.6 2006 Bahrain: 28.24 Brunei: 42.19 World: 17.2 2007 Bahrain: 32.91 Brunei: 44.68 World: 20.2 2008 Bahrain: 51.95 Brunei: 46 World: 22.8 2009 Bahrain: 53 Brunei: 49 World: 25.3 2010 Bahrain: 55 Brunei: 53 World: 28.4 2011 Bahrain: 77 Brunei: 56 World: 30.9 2012 Bahrain: 88 Brunei: 60.27 World: 33.3 2013 Bahrain: 90 Brunei: 64.5 World: 35.3 2014 Bahrain: 90.5 Brunei: 68.77 World: 37.4 2015 Bahrain: 93.48 Brunei: 71.2 World: 39.9 2016 Bahrain: 98 Brunei: 90 World: 43.6 2017 Bahrain: 95.88 Brunei: 94.87 World: 46.3 2018 Bahrain: 98.64 Brunei: 95 World: 49.4 2019 Bahrain: 99.7 Brunei: 95 World: 53.9 2020 Bahrain: 99.67 Brunei: 96.31 World: 60.1 2021 Bahrain: 100 Brunei: 97.63 World: 63.8 2022 Bahrain: 100 Brunei: 98.97 World: 67 2023 Bahrain: 100 Brunei: 98.97 World: 69.2 2024 Bahrain: 100 Brunei: 96.3 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Population 1.6 mn 2025
152nd of 215		 466,330 2025
173rd of 215
Population density 1,971.3 /km² 2023
5th of 214		 87.1 /km² 2023
113th of 214
Population growth 0.73 % 2025
117th of 215		 0.78 % 2025
115th of 215
Life expectancy 81.4 years 2024
40th of 215		 75.5 years 2024
100th of 215
Fertility rate 1.81 2024
116th of 215		 1.73 2024
122nd of 215
Birth rate 12.0 ‰ 2024
119th of 215		 13.3 ‰ 2024
110th of 215
Infant mortality 7.3 ‰ 2024
62nd of 196		 8.6 ‰ 2024
76th of 196
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
1st of 215		 75.0 % 2025
73rd of 215
Aged 65+ 4.0 % 2025
165th of 215		 7.2 % 2025
120th of 215
Living in cities 93.6 % 2025
5th of 215		 29.2 % 2025
142nd of 215
Living in towns 4.4 % 2025
211th of 215		 53.1 % 2025
31st of 215
Living in rural areas 2.0 % 2025
209th of 215		 17.7 % 2025
152nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Human Development Index 0.899 2023
38th of 193		 0.837 2023
60th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.632 2023
97th of 156		 0.600 2023
107th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.165 2023
44th of 172		 0.257 2023
66th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.756 2023
48th of 169

Economy

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
GDP 49 bn US$ 2025
98th of 186		 15 bn US$ 2025
141st of 186
GDP per capita 30,597 US$ 2025
42nd of 186		 32,235 US$ 2025
40th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 70,997 int. $ 2025
23rd of 185		 92,430 int. $ 2025
9th of 185
GNI per capita 28,790 US$ 2025
37th of 182		 34,790 US$ 2025
32nd of 182
GDP growth 3.5 % 2025
90th of 186		 0.7 % 2025
165th of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
156th of 165		 -0.3 % 2025
158th of 165
Trade 157.5 % 2024 123.6 % 2025
32nd of 138
Exports 87.5 % 2024 71.6 % 2025
20th of 138
FDI inflows 5.7 % 2024
42nd of 192		 0.4 % 2025
170th of 192
Manufacturing 19.9 % 2025
17th of 132		 9.9 % 2025
79th of 132
Agriculture 0.2 % 2025
156th of 158		 1.2 % 2025
143rd of 158
Tax revenue 2.8 % 2020 -
Government debt 111.6 % 2020
51st of 56		 -
Military spending 2.9 % 2024
26th of 147		 3.6 % 2024
16th of 147

Labour

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Unemployment 1.1 % 2025
7th of 181		 5.3 % 2025
96th of 181
Youth unemployment 5.4 % 2025
30th of 181		 18.2 % 2025
123rd of 181
Women in the labour force 42.3 % 2025
141st of 181		 54.4 % 2025
86th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.8 % 2025
176th of 181		 1.2 % 2025
167th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.2 h 2025
78th of 181		 44.8 h 2025
23rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 10.3 % 2025
36th of 181		 16.7 % 2025
85th of 181
Labour income share 27.5 % 2025
114th of 114		 32.4 % 2024
105th of 114
Output per hour 49.3 $ 2025
43rd of 181		 71.1 $ 2025
21st of 181

Health

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Health spending 4.0 % 2023
154th of 192		 2.2 % 2023
190th of 192
Health spending per person 1,176 US$ 2023
58th of 191		 733 US$ 2023
73rd of 191
Physicians 0.74 /1,000 2020 1.89 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 8.8 ‰ 2024
65th of 196		 9.9 ‰ 2024
76th of 196
Maternal mortality 17 /100k 2023
65th of 194		 36 /100k 2023
86th of 194
Tobacco use 15.4 % 2024
64th of 166		 14.5 % 2024
62nd of 166
Safe drinking water 98.9 % 2024
31st of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Protein supply 104.2 g 2022
55th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 59.2 g 2022
54th of 174		 -
Fat supply 133.0 g 2022
34th of 174		 -

Education

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Literacy 97.8 % 2024
7th of 29		 96.1 % 2011
Secondary enrolment 98.8 % 2024
41st of 108		 91.8 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 58.4 % 2024
55th of 128		 36.4 % 2023
86th of 128
Education spending 1.9 % 2023
107th of 121		 4.4 % 2016
Expected schooling 15.9 yrs 2023
46th of 195		 13.7 yrs 2023
94th of 195
Mean schooling 11.1 yrs 2023
66th of 193		 9.3 yrs 2023
107th of 193

Society

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Internet use 100.0 % 2024
2nd of 182		 96.3 % 2024
18th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 159.5 /100 2024
20th of 151		 118.1 /100 2024
80th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
12th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
18th of 213
Women in parliament 20.0 % 2025
120th of 184		 11.4 % 2025
158th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Refugees hosted 240 2025
136th of 177		 0 2025
169th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
124th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
169th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 122 2025
136th of 177		 0 2025
161st of 177
Refugees from the country 267 2025
130th of 199		 5 2025
188th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
110th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
165th of 199

Governance

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Control of corruption 53.0 /100 2024
81st of 207		 71.9 /100 2024
30th of 207
Government effectiveness 63.0 /100 2024
62nd of 205		 67.6 /100 2024
45th of 205
Rule of law 59.9 /100 2024
91st of 207		 67.1 /100 2024
64th of 207
Regulatory quality 69.8 /100 2024
38th of 205		 68.9 /100 2024
40th of 205
Voice and accountability 33.7 /100 2024
177th of 205		 42.8 /100 2024
144th of 205
Political stability 61.2 /100 2024
130th of 207		 86.4 /100 2024
22nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
CO₂ per capita 23.90 t 2024
200th of 202		 20.24 t 2024
198th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 39.0 Mt 2024
62nd of 204		 12.1 Mt 2024
103rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.10 % 2024
62nd of 204		 0.03 % 2024
103rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.1 Gt 2024
79th of 204		 0.4 Gt 2024
105th of 204
GHG per capita 40.55 t 2024
200th of 202		 25.64 t 2024
197th of 202
Renewable energy 0.0 % 2021
207th of 211		 0.0 % 2021
208th of 211
Forest area 1.0 % 2023
196th of 212		 72.1 % 2023
14th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 56.6 µg/m³ 2023
192nd of 200		 7.6 µg/m³ 2023
30th of 200
Water stress 133.7 % 2022
167th of 176		 3.5 % 2022
42nd of 176
Land area 800 km² 2023
180th of 214		 5,270 km² 2023
167th of 214

Energy

Indicator Bahrain Brunei
Renewable electricity 0.3 % 2024
183rd of 190		 0.2 % 2024
184th of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2024
166th of 190		 0.2 % 2024
170th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
44th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
50th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.3 % 2024
183rd of 190		 0.2 % 2024
184th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.7 % 2024
183rd of 190		 99.8 % 2024
184th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
14th of 188		 19.8 % 2024
152nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 902 g/kWh 2024
187th of 190		 893 g/kWh 2024
186th of 190
Electricity per capita 23.92 MWh 2024
3rd of 191		 12.02 MWh 2024
14th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.