Bahrain vs Qatar

Bahrain (Asia) and Qatar (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 Qatar World

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 1970 Bahrain: 1,741.82 Qatar: 2,593.82 World: 817.68 1971 Bahrain: 1,829.74 Qatar: 2,951.77 World: 884.88 1972 Bahrain: 2,205.92 Qatar: 3,482.88 World: 1,002 1973 Bahrain: 2,981.09 Qatar: 4,905.34 World: 1,201.53 1974 Bahrain: 3,873.72 Qatar: 13,539.56 World: 1,362.19 1975 Bahrain: 3,880.44 Qatar: 13,013.68 World: 1,488.94 1976 Bahrain: 5,310.19 Qatar: 15,710.32 World: 1,589.73 1977 Bahrain: 6,358.42 Qatar: 16,057.73 World: 1,766.28 1978 Bahrain: 6,925.99 Qatar: 16,757.1 World: 2,055.49 1979 Bahrain: 7,890.83 Qatar: 21,776.64 World: 2,335.19 1980 Bahrain: 9,732.73 Qatar: 28,407.2 World: 2,587.01 1981 Bahrain: 10,556.51 Qatar: 29,543.31 World: 2,628.62 1982 Bahrain: 10,712.15 Qatar: 24,431.33 World: 2,554.08 1983 Bahrain: 10,598.84 Qatar: 19,668.53 World: 2,561.17 1984 Bahrain: 10,696.93 Qatar: 19,749.25 World: 2,614.33 1985 Bahrain: 9,648.66 Qatar: 16,815.04 World: 2,690.59 1986 Bahrain: 7,776.96 Qatar: 13,213.21 World: 3,118.57 1987 Bahrain: 8,332.91 Qatar: 13,718.79 World: 3,487.88 1988 Bahrain: 8,771.79 Qatar: 14,682.02 World: 3,829.99 1989 Bahrain: 8,833.41 Qatar: 15,242.51 World: 3,930.51 1990 Bahrain: 9,342.54 Qatar: 16,721.62 World: 4,338.94 1991 Bahrain: 10,434.13 Qatar: 15,133.5 World: 4,453.9 1992 Bahrain: 10,460.16 Qatar: 16,280.29 World: 4,679.98 1993 Bahrain: 11,151.87 Qatar: 14,769.72 World: 4,685.3 1994 Bahrain: 11,629.36 Qatar: 14,764.88 World: 4,967.01 1995 Bahrain: 11,900.93 Qatar: 15,822.51 World: 5,463.2 1996 Bahrain: 12,091.78 Qatar: 17,124.79 World: 5,507.22 1997 Bahrain: 12,254.67 Qatar: 20,522.8 World: 5,408.57 1998 Bahrain: 11,625.03 Qatar: 17,665.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Bahrain: 12,123.35 Qatar: 20,233.68 World: 5,401.23 2000 Bahrain: 14,214.48 Qatar: 27,535.18 World: 5,512.56 2001 Bahrain: 13,573.23 Qatar: 25,870.8 World: 5,404.2 2002 Bahrain: 13,501.47 Qatar: 27,226.66 World: 5,539.32 2003 Bahrain: 14,486.03 Qatar: 31,602.47 World: 6,129.87 2004 Bahrain: 15,963.95 Qatar: 41,035.5 World: 6,818 2005 Bahrain: 17,966.17 Qatar: 53,949.68 World: 7,290.57 2006 Bahrain: 19,267.28 Qatar: 62,582.45 World: 7,803.19 2007 Bahrain: 20,908.4 Qatar: 65,954.11 World: 8,685.33 2008 Bahrain: 23,299.5 Qatar: 80,781.21 World: 9,425.74 2009 Bahrain: 19,465.31 Qatar: 60,785.74 World: 8,827.04 2010 Bahrain: 21,819.33 Qatar: 77,387.29 World: 9,555.07 2011 Bahrain: 25,032.79 Qatar: 103,261.51 World: 10,496.93 2012 Bahrain: 26,438.67 Qatar: 108,470.38 World: 10,597.85 2013 Bahrain: 26,989.76 Qatar: 103,697.01 World: 10,759.35 2014 Bahrain: 26,451.8 Qatar: 95,840.63 World: 10,912.24 2015 Bahrain: 23,734.06 Qatar: 68,985.29 World: 10,191.98 2016 Bahrain: 23,800 Qatar: 61,253.64 World: 10,239.47 2017 Bahrain: 24,784.77 Qatar: 63,279.86 World: 10,784.4 2018 Bahrain: 26,324.41 Qatar: 71,039.85 World: 11,344.73 2019 Bahrain: 27,259.74 Qatar: 66,841.3 World: 11,417.6 2020 Bahrain: 24,342.84 Qatar: 51,683.51 World: 10,999.49 2021 Bahrain: 27,147.81 Qatar: 71,751.88 World: 12,472.91 2022 Bahrain: 30,470.52 Qatar: 88,701.46 World: 12,876.24 2023 Bahrain: 29,290.13 Qatar: 80,195.87 World: 13,313.86 2024 Bahrain: 29,717.14 Qatar: 75,685.09 World: 13,717.09 2025 Bahrain: 30,596.58 Qatar: 72,524.91 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Bahrain Qatar World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Bahrain: 50.63 Qatar: 57.77 World: 50.94 1961 Bahrain: 52.28 Qatar: 58.5 World: 52.8 1962 Bahrain: 53.89 Qatar: 59.23 World: 55.29 1963 Bahrain: 55.45 Qatar: 59.96 World: 55.65 1964 Bahrain: 56.95 Qatar: 60.7 World: 56.1 1965 Bahrain: 58.38 Qatar: 61.44 World: 55.93 1966 Bahrain: 59.75 Qatar: 62.17 World: 56.45 1967 Bahrain: 61.04 Qatar: 62.88 World: 56.9 1968 Bahrain: 62.25 Qatar: 63.58 World: 57.34 1969 Bahrain: 63.35 Qatar: 64.25 World: 57.68 1970 Bahrain: 64.36 Qatar: 64.89 World: 57.94 1971 Bahrain: 65.28 Qatar: 65.49 World: 58.02 1972 Bahrain: 66.1 Qatar: 66.07 World: 58.84 1973 Bahrain: 66.92 Qatar: 66.63 World: 59.3 1974 Bahrain: 67.63 Qatar: 67.17 World: 59.7 1975 Bahrain: 68.28 Qatar: 67.68 World: 60.13 1976 Bahrain: 68.86 Qatar: 68.17 World: 60.45 1977 Bahrain: 69.38 Qatar: 68.64 World: 61.04 1978 Bahrain: 69.85 Qatar: 69.08 World: 61.39 1979 Bahrain: 70.3 Qatar: 69.51 World: 61.84 1980 Bahrain: 70.68 Qatar: 69.92 World: 62.15 1981 Bahrain: 71.04 Qatar: 70.31 World: 62.52 1982 Bahrain: 71.35 Qatar: 70.7 World: 62.87 1983 Bahrain: 71.64 Qatar: 71.09 World: 63.13 1984 Bahrain: 71.88 Qatar: 71.47 World: 63.44 1985 Bahrain: 72.09 Qatar: 71.83 World: 63.73 1986 Bahrain: 72.26 Qatar: 72.18 World: 64.12 1987 Bahrain: 72.38 Qatar: 72.52 World: 64.46 1988 Bahrain: 72.46 Qatar: 72.84 World: 64.67 1989 Bahrain: 72.52 Qatar: 73.13 World: 64.96 1990 Bahrain: 72.59 Qatar: 73.41 World: 65.11 1991 Bahrain: 72.67 Qatar: 73.65 World: 65.3 1992 Bahrain: 72.79 Qatar: 73.88 World: 65.55 1993 Bahrain: 72.94 Qatar: 74.07 World: 65.74 1994 Bahrain: 73.13 Qatar: 74.25 World: 65.96 1995 Bahrain: 73.36 Qatar: 74.4 World: 66.2 1996 Bahrain: 73.61 Qatar: 74.56 World: 66.52 1997 Bahrain: 73.87 Qatar: 74.71 World: 66.83 1998 Bahrain: 74.14 Qatar: 74.87 World: 67.07 1999 Bahrain: 74.41 Qatar: 75.05 World: 67.31 2000 Bahrain: 74.67 Qatar: 75.25 World: 67.65 2001 Bahrain: 74.94 Qatar: 75.49 World: 67.95 2002 Bahrain: 75.21 Qatar: 75.77 World: 68.23 2003 Bahrain: 75.49 Qatar: 76.1 World: 68.52 2004 Bahrain: 75.79 Qatar: 76.48 World: 68.77 2005 Bahrain: 76.13 Qatar: 76.91 World: 69.11 2006 Bahrain: 76.51 Qatar: 77.32 World: 69.47 2007 Bahrain: 76.95 Qatar: 77.74 World: 69.81 2008 Bahrain: 77.46 Qatar: 78.26 World: 70 2009 Bahrain: 78.02 Qatar: 78.84 World: 70.38 2010 Bahrain: 78.59 Qatar: 79.44 World: 70.68 2011 Bahrain: 79.14 Qatar: 79.99 World: 70.97 2012 Bahrain: 79.62 Qatar: 80.5 World: 71.26 2013 Bahrain: 80 Qatar: 80.97 World: 71.53 2014 Bahrain: 80.21 Qatar: 81.4 World: 71.78 2015 Bahrain: 80.34 Qatar: 81.79 World: 71.97 2016 Bahrain: 80.41 Qatar: 82.15 World: 72.19 2017 Bahrain: 80.41 Qatar: 82.46 World: 72.37 2018 Bahrain: 80.41 Qatar: 82.71 World: 72.64 2019 Bahrain: 80.47 Qatar: 82.95 World: 72.87 2020 Bahrain: 78.68 Qatar: 80.41 World: 72.18 2021 Bahrain: 78.08 Qatar: 81.08 World: 71.22 2022 Bahrain: 80.99 Qatar: 81.86 World: 72.97 2023 Bahrain: 81.28 Qatar: 82.37 World: 73.33 2024 Bahrain: 81.42 Qatar: 82.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Bahrain Qatar World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Bahrain: 7.26 Qatar: 6.53 World: 4.69 1961 Bahrain: 7.23 Qatar: 6.53 World: 4.56 1962 Bahrain: 7.19 Qatar: 6.53 World: 5.02 1963 Bahrain: 7.14 Qatar: 6.53 World: 5.31 1964 Bahrain: 7.09 Qatar: 6.53 World: 5.13 1965 Bahrain: 7.03 Qatar: 6.53 World: 5.08 1966 Bahrain: 6.94 Qatar: 6.52 World: 4.97 1967 Bahrain: 6.84 Qatar: 6.46 World: 4.87 1968 Bahrain: 6.71 Qatar: 6.39 World: 4.98 1969 Bahrain: 6.57 Qatar: 6.31 World: 4.88 1970 Bahrain: 6.43 Qatar: 6.23 World: 4.84 1971 Bahrain: 6.28 Qatar: 6.15 World: 4.69 1972 Bahrain: 6.14 Qatar: 6.07 World: 4.55 1973 Bahrain: 5.97 Qatar: 6.01 World: 4.42 1974 Bahrain: 5.79 Qatar: 5.94 World: 4.26 1975 Bahrain: 5.62 Qatar: 5.86 World: 4.07 1976 Bahrain: 5.45 Qatar: 5.78 World: 3.97 1977 Bahrain: 5.29 Qatar: 5.69 World: 3.84 1978 Bahrain: 5.12 Qatar: 5.58 World: 3.77 1979 Bahrain: 4.94 Qatar: 5.46 World: 3.76 1980 Bahrain: 4.76 Qatar: 5.33 World: 3.73 1981 Bahrain: 4.6 Qatar: 5.2 World: 3.71 1982 Bahrain: 4.51 Qatar: 5.04 World: 3.72 1983 Bahrain: 4.41 Qatar: 4.9 World: 3.59 1984 Bahrain: 4.3 Qatar: 4.76 World: 3.57 1985 Bahrain: 4.28 Qatar: 4.64 World: 3.53 1986 Bahrain: 4.25 Qatar: 4.57 World: 3.51 1987 Bahrain: 4.13 Qatar: 4.54 World: 3.48 1988 Bahrain: 4.04 Qatar: 4.52 World: 3.39 1989 Bahrain: 3.96 Qatar: 4.41 World: 3.35 1990 Bahrain: 3.82 Qatar: 4.23 World: 3.31 1991 Bahrain: 3.63 Qatar: 3.99 World: 3.13 1992 Bahrain: 3.55 Qatar: 3.85 World: 3.04 1993 Bahrain: 3.46 Qatar: 3.77 World: 2.97 1994 Bahrain: 3.29 Qatar: 3.67 World: 2.92 1995 Bahrain: 3.13 Qatar: 3.56 World: 2.87 1996 Bahrain: 2.99 Qatar: 3.44 World: 2.82 1997 Bahrain: 2.92 Qatar: 3.33 World: 2.78 1998 Bahrain: 2.89 Qatar: 3.21 World: 2.75 1999 Bahrain: 2.9 Qatar: 3.12 World: 2.72 2000 Bahrain: 2.8 Qatar: 3.07 World: 2.73 2001 Bahrain: 2.65 Qatar: 3.08 World: 2.69 2002 Bahrain: 2.7 Qatar: 3.01 World: 2.66 2003 Bahrain: 2.78 Qatar: 2.93 World: 2.64 2004 Bahrain: 2.77 Qatar: 2.79 World: 2.63 2005 Bahrain: 2.67 Qatar: 2.64 World: 2.61 2006 Bahrain: 2.46 Qatar: 2.51 World: 2.61 2007 Bahrain: 2.28 Qatar: 2.44 World: 2.6 2008 Bahrain: 2.15 Qatar: 2.37 World: 2.6 2009 Bahrain: 2.05 Qatar: 2.25 World: 2.59 2010 Bahrain: 1.99 Qatar: 2.14 World: 2.57 2011 Bahrain: 2.03 Qatar: 2.07 World: 2.55 2012 Bahrain: 2.11 Qatar: 2.04 World: 2.56 2013 Bahrain: 2.17 Qatar: 2.03 World: 2.53 2014 Bahrain: 2.15 Qatar: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Bahrain: 2.11 Qatar: 1.98 World: 2.49 2016 Bahrain: 2.04 Qatar: 1.86 World: 2.49 2017 Bahrain: 1.98 Qatar: 1.83 World: 2.46 2018 Bahrain: 1.91 Qatar: 1.76 World: 2.39 2019 Bahrain: 1.84 Qatar: 1.73 World: 2.35 2020 Bahrain: 1.86 Qatar: 1.68 World: 2.28 2021 Bahrain: 1.85 Qatar: 1.61 World: 2.25 2022 Bahrain: 1.84 Qatar: 1.74 World: 2.22 2023 Bahrain: 1.82 Qatar: 1.73 World: 2.2 2024 Bahrain: 1.81 Qatar: 1.72 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Bahrain Qatar World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Bahrain: 1.05 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.12 1992 Bahrain: 0.97 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.28 1993 Bahrain: 0.88 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.54 1994 Bahrain: 1.01 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.79 1995 Bahrain: 1.04 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.92 1996 Bahrain: 1.18 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.98 1997 Bahrain: 1.13 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.01 1998 Bahrain: 1.11 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.16 1999 Bahrain: 1.11 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.28 2000 Bahrain: 1.08 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.11 2001 Bahrain: 1.12 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.19 2002 Bahrain: 1.14 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.41 2003 Bahrain: 1.13 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.48 2004 Bahrain: 1.06 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.33 2005 Bahrain: 1.02 Qatar: 0.87 World: 6.22 2006 Bahrain: 1.02 Qatar: 0.87 World: 5.97 2007 Bahrain: 1.01 Qatar: 0.52 World: 5.77 2008 Bahrain: 1.02 Qatar: 0.31 World: 5.82 2009 Bahrain: 1.07 Qatar: 0.31 World: 6.41 2010 Bahrain: 1.13 Qatar: 0.45 World: 6.28 2011 Bahrain: 1.21 Qatar: 0.56 World: 6.15 2012 Bahrain: 1.2 Qatar: 0.48 World: 6.15 2013 Bahrain: 1.18 Qatar: 0.28 World: 6.1 2014 Bahrain: 1.14 Qatar: 0.2 World: 5.96 2015 Bahrain: 1.16 Qatar: 0.17 World: 6 2016 Bahrain: 1.19 Qatar: 0.15 World: 5.97 2017 Bahrain: 1.18 Qatar: 0.14 World: 5.9 2018 Bahrain: 1.19 Qatar: 0.11 World: 5.76 2019 Bahrain: 1.22 Qatar: 0.1 World: 5.59 2020 Bahrain: 1.77 Qatar: 0.14 World: 6.59 2021 Bahrain: 1.55 Qatar: 0.14 World: 6.05 2022 Bahrain: 1.27 Qatar: 0.13 World: 5.23 2023 Bahrain: 1.05 Qatar: 0.13 World: 4.85 2024 Bahrain: 1.08 Qatar: 0.13 World: 4.81 2025 Bahrain: 1.1 Qatar: 0.13 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Bahrain Qatar World

0 50 100 150 200 1970 Bahrain: 14.32 Qatar: 126.35 World: 4.14 1971 Bahrain: 14.04 Qatar: 139.3 World: 4.04 1972 Bahrain: 15.81 Qatar: 150.31 World: 4.16 1973 Bahrain: 18.66 Qatar: 152.44 World: 4.32 1974 Bahrain: 20.72 Qatar: 117.35 World: 4.23 1975 Bahrain: 20.28 Qatar: 103.16 World: 4.14 1976 Bahrain: 20.85 Qatar: 89.17 World: 4.31 1977 Bahrain: 21.84 Qatar: 74.09 World: 4.36 1978 Bahrain: 22 Qatar: 77.75 World: 4.42 1979 Bahrain: 22.37 Qatar: 68.03 World: 4.46 1980 Bahrain: 21.69 Qatar: 52.79 World: 4.33 1981 Bahrain: 22.27 Qatar: 40.29 World: 4.18 1982 Bahrain: 22.61 Qatar: 40.58 World: 4.05 1983 Bahrain: 22.65 Qatar: 34.35 World: 4.01 1984 Bahrain: 22.37 Qatar: 47 World: 4.07 1985 Bahrain: 22.42 Qatar: 42.22 World: 4.05 1986 Bahrain: 24.58 Qatar: 42.45 World: 4.04 1987 Bahrain: 23.16 Qatar: 41.31 World: 4.1 1988 Bahrain: 23.58 Qatar: 40.74 World: 4.16 1989 Bahrain: 22.96 Qatar: 41.12 World: 4.16 1990 Bahrain: 23.3 Qatar: 38.58 World: 4.15 1991 Bahrain: 23 Qatar: 39.63 World: 4.1 1992 Bahrain: 26.36 Qatar: 40.4 World: 4.01 1993 Bahrain: 27.78 Qatar: 40.18 World: 3.97 1994 Bahrain: 27.55 Qatar: 41.06 World: 3.94 1995 Bahrain: 27.27 Qatar: 40.79 World: 3.99 1996 Bahrain: 27.53 Qatar: 43.07 World: 4.01 1997 Bahrain: 27.6 Qatar: 50.68 World: 4.02 1998 Bahrain: 28.49 Qatar: 51.75 World: 3.98 1999 Bahrain: 27.9 Qatar: 53.11 World: 3.95 2000 Bahrain: 27.87 Qatar: 49.23 World: 4.01 2001 Bahrain: 27.83 Qatar: 47.84 World: 4.01 2002 Bahrain: 27.06 Qatar: 50.9 World: 4.02 2003 Bahrain: 26.02 Qatar: 51.39 World: 4.15 2004 Bahrain: 24.18 Qatar: 53.24 World: 4.28 2005 Bahrain: 26.29 Qatar: 52.77 World: 4.39 2006 Bahrain: 26.5 Qatar: 50.36 World: 4.48 2007 Bahrain: 24.87 Qatar: 46.46 World: 4.59 2008 Bahrain: 25.07 Qatar: 43.35 World: 4.56 2009 Bahrain: 23.47 Qatar: 39.76 World: 4.45 2010 Bahrain: 23.47 Qatar: 44.66 World: 4.67 2011 Bahrain: 24.27 Qatar: 51.2 World: 4.76 2012 Bahrain: 24.99 Qatar: 53.6 World: 4.77 2013 Bahrain: 25.64 Qatar: 53.29 World: 4.81 2014 Bahrain: 25.32 Qatar: 51.48 World: 4.78 2015 Bahrain: 24.42 Qatar: 48.66 World: 4.7 2016 Bahrain: 23.5 Qatar: 46.04 World: 4.65 2017 Bahrain: 22.48 Qatar: 44.82 World: 4.67 2018 Bahrain: 22.5 Qatar: 44.52 World: 4.73 2019 Bahrain: 24.83 Qatar: 44.59 World: 4.7 2020 Bahrain: 25.02 Qatar: 41.28 World: 4.47 2021 Bahrain: 24.83 Qatar: 47.28 World: 4.68 2022 Bahrain: 25.47 Qatar: 45.2 World: 4.67 2023 Bahrain: 24.53 Qatar: 48.64 World: 4.68 2024 Bahrain: 23.9 Qatar: 47.33 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Bahrain Qatar World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Bahrain: 21.3 Qatar: 24.73 World: 15.6 2006 Bahrain: 28.24 Qatar: 28.97 World: 17.2 2007 Bahrain: 32.91 Qatar: 37 World: 20.2 2008 Bahrain: 51.95 Qatar: 44.3 World: 22.8 2009 Bahrain: 53 Qatar: 53.1 World: 25.3 2010 Bahrain: 55 Qatar: 69 World: 28.4 2011 Bahrain: 77 Qatar: 69 World: 30.9 2012 Bahrain: 88 Qatar: 69.3 World: 33.3 2013 Bahrain: 90 Qatar: 85.3 World: 35.3 2014 Bahrain: 90.5 Qatar: 91.49 World: 37.4 2015 Bahrain: 93.48 Qatar: 92.88 World: 39.9 2016 Bahrain: 98 Qatar: 95.12 World: 43.6 2017 Bahrain: 95.88 Qatar: 97.39 World: 46.3 2018 Bahrain: 98.64 Qatar: 99.65 World: 49.4 2019 Bahrain: 99.7 Qatar: 99.65 World: 53.9 2020 Bahrain: 99.67 Qatar: 99.65 World: 60.1 2021 Bahrain: 100 Qatar: 99.65 World: 63.8 2022 Bahrain: 100 Qatar: 98.04 World: 67 2023 Bahrain: 100 Qatar: 98.15 World: 69.2 2024 Bahrain: 100 Qatar: 98.09 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Population 1.6 mn 2025
152nd of 215		 3 mn 2025
138th of 215
Population density 1,971.3 /km² 2023
5th of 214		 231.2 /km² 2023
58th of 214
Population growth 0.73 % 2025
117th of 215		 3.92 % 2025
4th of 215
Life expectancy 81.4 years 2024
40th of 215		 82.5 years 2024
26th of 215
Fertility rate 1.81 2024
116th of 215		 1.72 2024
125th of 215
Birth rate 12.0 ‰ 2024
119th of 215		 9.5 ‰ 2024
164th of 215
Infant mortality 7.3 ‰ 2024
62nd of 196		 4.8 ‰ 2024
50th of 196
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
1st of 215		 99.4 % 2025
12th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.0 % 2025
165th of 215		 1.7 % 2025
215th of 215
Living in cities 93.6 % 2025
5th of 215		 80.7 % 2025
9th of 215
Living in towns 4.4 % 2025
211th of 215		 12.7 % 2025
203rd of 215
Living in rural areas 2.0 % 2025
209th of 215		 6.6 % 2025
198th of 215

Human development

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Human Development Index 0.899 2023
38th of 193		 0.886 2023
43rd of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.632 2023
97th of 156		 0.276 2023
156th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.165 2023
44th of 172		 0.195 2023
52nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
GDP 49 bn US$ 2025
98th of 186		 215.6 bn US$ 2025
55th of 186
GDP per capita 30,597 US$ 2025
42nd of 186		 72,525 US$ 2025
11th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 70,997 int. $ 2025
23rd of 185		 128,883 int. $ 2025
5th of 185
GNI per capita 28,790 US$ 2025
37th of 182		 74,330 US$ 2025
9th of 182
GDP growth 3.5 % 2025
90th of 186		 2.9 % 2025
109th of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
156th of 165		 1.3 % 2024
Trade 157.5 % 2024 100.2 % 2022
Exports 87.5 % 2024 68.6 % 2022
FDI inflows 5.7 % 2024
42nd of 192		 1.4 % 2025
169th of 192
Manufacturing 19.9 % 2025
17th of 132		 7.9 % 2025
95th of 132
Agriculture 0.2 % 2025
156th of 158		 0.3 % 2025
155th of 158
Tax revenue 2.8 % 2020 -
Government debt 111.6 % 2020
51st of 56		 -
Military spending 2.9 % 2024
26th of 147		 6.5 % 2022

Labour

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Unemployment 1.1 % 2025
7th of 181		 0.1 % 2025
1st of 181
Youth unemployment 5.4 % 2025
30th of 181		 0.6 % 2025
2nd of 181
Women in the labour force 42.3 % 2025
141st of 181		 61.9 % 2025
38th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.8 % 2025
176th of 181		 1.6 % 2025
161st of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.2 h 2025
78th of 181		 45.2 h 2025
20th of 181
Youth NEET rate 10.3 % 2025
36th of 181		 5.6 % 2025
8th of 181
Labour income share 27.5 % 2025
114th of 114		 27.8 % 2025
113th of 114
Output per hour 49.3 $ 2025
43rd of 181		 60.3 $ 2025
32nd of 181

Health

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Health spending 4.0 % 2023
154th of 192		 2.5 % 2023
186th of 192
Health spending per person 1,176 US$ 2023
58th of 191		 1,804 US$ 2023
43rd of 191
Physicians 0.74 /1,000 2020 3.02 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 8.8 ‰ 2024
65th of 196		 5.9 ‰ 2024
50th of 196
Maternal mortality 17 /100k 2023
65th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
20th of 194
Tobacco use 15.4 % 2024
64th of 166		 12.5 % 2024
55th of 166
Safe drinking water 98.9 % 2024
31st of 147		 95.3 % 2024
49th of 147

Food

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Protein supply 104.2 g 2022
55th of 174		 109.0 g 2022
45th of 174
Animal protein supply 59.2 g 2022
54th of 174		 53.9 g 2022
67th of 174
Fat supply 133.0 g 2022
34th of 174		 110.5 g 2022
68th of 174
Cereal import dependency - 100.0 % 2022
14th of 160

Education

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Literacy 97.8 % 2024
7th of 29		 97.8 % 2014
Secondary enrolment 98.8 % 2024
41st of 108		 99.6 % 2024
38th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 58.4 % 2024
55th of 128		 43.0 % 2024
82nd of 128
Education spending 1.9 % 2023
107th of 121		 3.2 % 2020
Expected schooling 15.9 yrs 2023
46th of 195		 13.1 yrs 2023
107th of 195
Mean schooling 11.1 yrs 2023
66th of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
78th of 193

Society

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Internet use 100.0 % 2024
2nd of 182		 98.1 % 2024
11th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 159.5 /100 2024
20th of 151		 153.6 /100 2024
23rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
12th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
91st of 213
Women in parliament 20.0 % 2025
120th of 184		 6.1 % 2025
171st of 184
Income inequality - 35.1 2017
Extreme poverty - 0.0 % 2017

Refugees

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Refugees hosted 240 2025
136th of 177		 195 2025
140th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
124th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
138th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 122 2025
136th of 177		 153 2025
133rd of 177
Refugees from the country 267 2025
130th of 199		 73 2025
157th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
110th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
150th of 199

Governance

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Control of corruption 53.0 /100 2024
81st of 207		 63.1 /100 2024
48th of 207
Government effectiveness 63.0 /100 2024
62nd of 205		 73.4 /100 2024
35th of 205
Rule of law 59.9 /100 2024
91st of 207		 67.1 /100 2024
63rd of 207
Regulatory quality 69.8 /100 2024
38th of 205		 70.1 /100 2024
37th of 205
Voice and accountability 33.7 /100 2024
177th of 205		 40.1 /100 2024
150th of 205
Political stability 61.2 /100 2024
130th of 207		 82.1 /100 2024
43rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
CO₂ per capita 23.90 t 2024
200th of 202		 47.33 t 2024
201st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 39.0 Mt 2024
62nd of 204		 125.8 Mt 2024
37th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.10 % 2024
62nd of 204		 0.33 % 2024
37th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.1 Gt 2024
79th of 204		 2.6 Gt 2024
61st of 204
GHG per capita 40.55 t 2024
200th of 202		 56.95 t 2024
201st of 202
Renewable energy 0.0 % 2021
207th of 211		 0.0 % 2021
210th of 211
Forest area 1.0 % 2023
196th of 212		 0.0 % 2023
212th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 56.6 µg/m³ 2023
192nd of 200		 107.8 µg/m³ 2023
200th of 200
Water stress 133.7 % 2022
167th of 176		 431.0 % 2022
172nd of 176
Land area 800 km² 2023
180th of 214		 11,490 km² 2023
159th of 214

Energy

Indicator Bahrain Qatar
Renewable electricity 0.3 % 2024
183rd of 190		 4.0 % 2025
165th of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2024
166th of 190		 3.8 % 2025
116th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
44th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
147th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.3 % 2024
183rd of 190		 4.0 % 2025
166th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.7 % 2024
183rd of 190		 96.0 % 2025
166th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
14th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
84th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 902 g/kWh 2024
187th of 190		 582 g/kWh 2025
136th of 190
Electricity per capita 23.92 MWh 2024
3rd of 191		 18.35 MWh 2025
5th 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.