Bahrain
Region Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome High incomeCapital ManamaISO3 BHR
Human development
0.899
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
60,669.6PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
81.4yrs
At birth
Governance
56.8/100
Avg. of six WGI
Governance
Control of Corruption
- Control of Corruption53Ranked 76th▲ 3· 2024
- Government Effectiveness63Ranked 62nd▲ 10· 2024
- Political Stability & Absence of Violence61.2Ranked 127th▼ 19· 2024
- Rule of Law59.9Ranked 91st▲ 1· 2024
- Regulatory Quality69.8Ranked 36th▼ 2· 2024
- Voice & Accountability33.7Ranked 176th▼ 4· 2024
- Military spending2.9%Ranked 26th▲ 10· 2024
- Women in parliament20%Ranked 112th▲ 1· 2025
- V-Dem electoral democracy0.14Ranked 138th▼ 11· 2025
- V-Dem liberal democracy0.06Ranked 138th▼ 3· 2025
- Human rights index (V-Dem)0.3Ranked 128th▲ 2· 2025
- Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0.3Ranked 128th▲ 2· 2025
- Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0.17Ranked 128th▲ 1· 2025
- Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0.05Ranked 140th▼ 8· 2025
- Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0.06Ranked 141st▲ 1· 2025
- Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0.13Ranked 131st—· 2025
- Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0.57Ranked 113th▼ 4· 2025
- Rule of law index (V-Dem)0.25Ranked 119th▼ 3· 2025
Economy
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GDP
- GDP48.97BRanked 98th▲ 2· 2025
- GDP per capita, PPP60,669.6Ranked 22nd▼ 5· 2025
- GDP growth3.5%Ranked 90th▼ 31· 2025
- Inflation-0.14%Ranked 10th▼ 10· 2025
- Unemployment1.1%Ranked 7th—· 2025
- Trade openness157.5%Ranked 14th▼ 4· 2024
- FDI net inflows5.7%Ranked 42nd▲ 34· 2024
- Tax revenue2.8%Ranked 135th—· 2020
- Current account balance4.8%Ranked 31st—· 2024
- Gross savings33.4%Ranked 23rd▲ 7· 2024
- Gross capital formation28.4%Ranked 36th—· 2024
- Government expenditure26.1%Ranked 80th▼ 7· 2020
- R&D expenditure0.19%Ranked 24th▼ 58· 2024
- Researchers in R&D848.9Ranked 16th▼ 45· 2024
- High-technology exports0.39%Ranked 148th▲ 4· 2023
- Youth unemployment5.4%Ranked 30th▼ 1· 2025
- Agricultural employment0.83%Ranked 177th—· 2025
- Vulnerable employment0.75%Ranked 2nd—· 2025
- Agriculture value added0.24%Ranked 156th▼ 27· 2025
- Industry value added41.2%Ranked 13th▼ 1· 2025
- GDP per capita (nominal)30,596.6Ranked 42nd▼ 6· 2025
- Annual working hours per worker2,052.4Ranked 56th▲ 3· 2023
- GNI per capita (PPP)52,818.8Ranked 27th—· 2023
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)1.1%Ranked 7th—· 2027
- Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)5.3%Ranked 28th▼ 1· 2027
- Labour force participation rate70.1%Ranked 27th▲ 2· 2027
- Employment-to-population ratio69.3%Ranked 21st—· 2027
- Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)0.88Ranked 18th▲ 2· 2019
- Human capital index2.2Ranked 107th—· 2019
- Capital stock per worker549,142.4Ranked 13th▼ 6· 2019
Life expectancy
- Life expectancy81.4Ranked 41st▲ 1· 2024
- Infant mortality7.3Ranked 34th▼ 4· 2024
- Maternal mortality17Ranked 17th▲ 12· 2023
- Health spending4%Ranked 154th▼ 3· 2023
- Physicians0.74Ranked 93rd▼ 6· 2020
- Basic sanitation access100%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Basic drinking water access99.9%Ranked 21st▼ 1· 2024
- Measles immunization99%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Tuberculosis incidence12Ranked 47th▼ 1· 2024
- Road traffic deaths5.2Ranked 19th▼ 1· 2019
- Suicide mortality rate4.7Ranked 51st▼ 14· 2021
- Smoking prevalence15.4%Ranked 47th▼ 4· 2024
- PM2.5 air pollution exposure56.6Ranked 192nd▼ 1· 2023
- Child mortality0.88Ranked 40th▲ 2· 2024
- Daily caloric supply per capita3,422.8Ranked 33rd▲ 10· 2023
- DTP3 immunization coverage96%Ranked 4th▲ 3· 2024
- Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage99%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Under-5 mortality rate8.8Ranked 65th▲ 3· 2024
Education
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Secondary enrollment
- Secondary enrollment98.8%Ranked 41st▲ 6· 2024
- Education spending1.9%Ranked 107th▼ 46· 2023
- Adult literacy97.8%Ranked 7th▼ 1· 2024
- Primary enrollment96.9%Ranked 87th▼ 42· 2024
- Tertiary enrollment58.4%Ranked 38th▼ 17· 2024
- Primary completion rate94.1%Ranked 65th▼ 38· 2024
- Expected years of schooling15.9Ranked 46th▲ 5· 2023
- Mean years of schooling11.1Ranked 65th—· 2023
Demography
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2050
Population
- Population1.6MRanked 152nd▼ 1· 2025
- Population growth0.73%Ranked 118th▼ 7· 2025
- Urban population100%Ranked 1st—· 2025
- Fertility rate1.8Ranked 117th▲ 5· 2024
- Crude birth rate12Ranked 119th▲ 1· 2024
- Median age of population32.9Ranked 96th▼ 6· 2023
- Total age dependency ratio29.2Ranked 214th—· 2023
- Net migration rate12.7Ranked 15th▼ 15· 2023
- Projected population in 2050 (medium)2,139.5Ranked 150th· 2050
- Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)85.2Ranked 42nd· 2050
Electricity access
- Electricity access100%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Renewable energy share0%Ranked 171st▼ 4· 2021
- Forest area0.95%Ranked 196th—· 2023
- Electric power consumption23,120.3Ranked 3rd—· 2023
- CO₂ per capita24.3Ranked 4th—· 2024
- CO₂ emissions39MRanked 63rd▼ 1· 2024
- Renewable electricity0.26%Ranked 176th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from coal0%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Electricity from solar0.26%Ranked 147th▲ 7· 2024
- Electricity from wind0%Ranked 104th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from hydro0%Ranked 144th▼ 3· 2024
- Power-sector CO2 intensity902.2Ranked 186th—· 2024
- Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCF62.5Ranked 112th▲ 4· 2023
- GHG emissions per capita39.6Ranked 190th—· 2023
Deaths in armed conflicts
- Deaths in armed conflicts0Ranked 1st—· 2025
- INFORM risk score1.7Ranked 6th· 2026
- Hazard & exposure2.1Ranked 16th· 2026
- Vulnerability0.7Ranked 2nd· 2026
- Lack of coping capacity3.4Ranked 26th· 2026
- Natural hazard & exposure1.5Ranked 4th· 2026
- Human hazard & exposure2.7Ranked 24th· 2026
- Socio-economic vulnerability0.6Ranked 7th· 2026
- Vulnerable groups0.7Ranked 4th· 2026
- Lack of institutional coping capacity5.2Ranked 31st· 2026
- Lack of infrastructure coping capacity1.1Ranked 8th· 2026
- Organized-violence deaths (total)2Ranked 2nd▼ 14· 2012
Society
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Internet users
- Internet users100%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Homicide rate0.2Ranked 3rd▲ 2· 2022
- Female labor participation42.3%Ranked 142nd—· 2025
- Fixed broadband subscriptions17Ranked 81st▼ 2· 2024
- Life satisfaction6.3Ranked 53rd▼ 5· 2025
- Human Development Index0.9Ranked 29th▲ 1· 2023
- Gender Inequality Index0.17Ranked 40th▼ 1· 2023
- Gender Development Index0.96Ranked 59th▼ 1· 2023
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0.63Ranked 76th▲ 5· 2023
- Youth NEET rate10.5%Ranked 39th▲ 2· 2027
- Poverty headcount at $2.15/day0Ranked 3rd—· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $3.65/day0Ranked 7th▲ 1· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $6.85/day0Ranked 16th▼ 2· 2026
- Poverty gap at $2.15/day0Ranked 5th—· 2026
- Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)240Ranked 136th▼ 2· 2025
- Refugees originating (by country of origin)267Ranked 48th▼ 2· 2025
- Asylum seekers130Ranked 32nd▼ 14· 2025