Bahrain
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Bahrain.
CIA 2026
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Bahrain vs Qatar
110 shared metrics.
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Qatar
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Identity
Formal name: State of Qatar.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Qatar's high income is powered by a gas-and-oil-based economy.
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Analysis
Bahrain leads in 62 of 110 shared metrics, while Qatar leads in 48.
Bahrain's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 26.3x that of Qatar (5.7% of GDP vs 0.21% of GDP).
Bahrain's Youth Unemployment Rate is 8.7x that of Qatar (5.4% of youth labor force vs 0.56% of youth labor force).
Bahrain's Unemployment Rate is 7.8x that of Qatar (1.1% vs 0.13%).
Bahrain's Water Stress (%) is 7.7x that of Qatar (3.9K% vs 446.43%).
Bahrain's Population Density is 7.5x that of Qatar (2.0K /km² vs 231.16 /km²).
Key Comparisons
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Bahrain leads
Bahrain
5.7% of GDP
Qatar
0.21% of GDP
Youth Unemployment RateBahrain leads
Bahrain
5.4% of youth labor force
Qatar
0.56% of youth labor force
Unemployment RateBahrain leads
Bahrain
1.1%
Qatar
0.13%
Water Stress (%)Bahrain leads
Bahrain
3.9K%
Qatar
446.43%
Population DensityBahrain leads
Bahrain
2.0K /km²
Qatar
231.16 /km²
Firms Making Informal PaymentsBahrain leads
Bahrain
5.6% of firms
Qatar
0.68% of firms
All Metrics
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BahrainBahrain
5.7% of GDP
Qatar
0.21% of GDP
2632% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BahrainBahrain
5.4% of youth labor force
Qatar
0.56% of youth labor force
869% higher
Unemployment Rate
BahrainBahrain
1.1%
Qatar
0.13%
775% higher
Water Stress (%)
BahrainBahrain
3.9K%
Qatar
446.43%
769% higher
Population Density
BahrainBahrain
2.0K /km²
Qatar
231.16 /km²
753% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
BahrainBahrain
5.6% of firms
Qatar
0.68% of firms
726% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
BahrainBahrain
8.9% of firms
Qatar
1.4% of firms
522% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
BahrainBahrain
20%
Qatar
4.4%
350% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
BahrainBahrain
0.14
Qatar
0.03
309% higher
Tourist Arrivals
BahrainBahrain
1.91M
Qatar
582.0K
228% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
BahrainBahrain
0.17
Qatar
0.06
213% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
BahrainBahrain
3.0 sites
Qatar
1.0 sites
200% higher
Homicide Rate
BahrainBahrain
0.20 per 100k
Qatar
0.07 per 100k
183% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BahrainBahrain
111.6% of GDP
Qatar
46.7% of GDP
139% higher
Elderly Population (%)
BahrainBahrain
3.9%
Qatar
1.7%
130% higher
Imports (% GDP)
BahrainBahrain
70.14% of GDP
Qatar
31.62% of GDP
122% higher
Death Rate
BahrainBahrain
2.9 per 1k
Qatar
1.4 per 1k
101% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BahrainBahrain
30 days/yr
Qatar
15 days/yr
100% higher
Tourism Revenue
QatarBahrain
$724,000,000
Qatar
$14,318,000,000
95% lower
Domestic Patents
QatarBahrain
3.0
Qatar
47
94% lower
Solar Electricity Share
QatarBahrain
0.26%
Qatar
3.8%
93% lower
Land Area
QatarBahrain
800 km²
Qatar
11.5K km²
93% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
QatarBahrain
0.39%
Qatar
2.8%
86% lower
Air Passengers
QatarBahrain
5.73M
Qatar
37.71M
85% lower
GDP (Nominal)
QatarBahrain
$47,109,734,308.51
Qatar
$219,162,637,362.64
79% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
BahrainBahrain
3.8% of GDP
Qatar
2.2% of GDP
76% higher
Scientific Publications
QatarBahrain
671.6
Qatar
2.6K
75% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
QatarBahrain
0.74 per 1k
Qatar
3.0 per 1k
75% lower
Shipping Traffic
QatarBahrain
404.9K
Qatar
1.54M
74% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
QatarBahrain
37.97 Mt CO2e
Qatar
135.27 Mt CO2e
72% lower
Coastline Length
QatarBahrain
161 km
Qatar
563 km
71% lower
Irrigated Land
QatarBahrain
40 km²
Qatar
130 km²
69% lower
University Enrollment Rate
BahrainBahrain
58.37%
Qatar
35.09%
66% higher
GNI Per Capita
QatarBahrain
$28,090
Qatar
$77,290
64% lower
Beer Consumption
BahrainBahrain
0.41 L/person/yr
Qatar
0.25 L/person/yr
63% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
QatarBahrain
5.9% of GDP
Qatar
14.5% of GDP
59% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
BahrainBahrain
10.13%
Qatar
6.4%
57% higher
Airports
QatarBahrain
3.0
Qatar
7.0
57% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
QatarBahrain
4.3% of firms
Qatar
9.8% of firms
56% lower
Foreign Patents
QatarBahrain
326
Qatar
722
55% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BahrainBahrain
1.7 per 1k
Qatar
1.1 per 1k
55% higher
Military Spending
QatarBahrain
2.9% of GDP
Qatar
6.5% of GDP
55% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BahrainBahrain
902.24 gCO2/kWh
Qatar
581.52 gCO2/kWh
55% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
BahrainBahrain
184
Qatar
123
50% higher
Infant Mortality
BahrainBahrain
7.2 per 1k births
Qatar
4.9 per 1k births
47% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
QatarBahrain
$66,941.24
Qatar
$126,046.35
47% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
BahrainBahrain
0.57
Qatar
0.39
46% higher
Dependency Ratio
BahrainBahrain
29.15% of working-age pop.
Qatar
20.12% of working-age pop.
45% higher
Political Corruption Index
BahrainBahrain
0.48
Qatar
0.33
44% higher
Child Mortality
BahrainBahrain
8.6 per 1k births
Qatar
6.0 per 1k births
43% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BahrainBahrain
17 per 100 people
Qatar
12 per 100 people
42% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
QatarBahrain
1.9% of GDP
Qatar
3.2% of GDP
42% lower
CO2 Per Capita
QatarBahrain
24.27 t/person/yr
Qatar
41.27 t/person/yr
41% lower
Population
QatarBahrain
1.57M
Qatar
2.57M
39% lower
Water Withdrawal
QatarBahrain
0.16 B m³
Qatar
0.25 B m³
38% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
QatarBahrain
$1,110.68
Qatar
$1,781.56
38% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
QatarBahrain
7.03M kW
Qatar
11.40M kW
38% lower
Electricity Generation
QatarBahrain
36.17 TWh
Qatar
58.64 TWh
38% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
QatarBahrain
10.7K kg oil eq/person
Qatar
16.7K kg oil eq/person
36% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
QatarBahrain
40.51 per 100k
Qatar
62.4 per 100k
35% lower
Teen Birth Rate
BahrainBahrain
7.5 per 1k
Qatar
5.7 per 1k
32% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
QatarBahrain
0.06
Qatar
0.09
32% lower
Inflation Rate
QatarBahrain
0.90%
Qatar
1.3%
31% lower
Birth Rate
BahrainBahrain
12.08 per 1k
Qatar
9.2 per 1k
31% higher
Highest Elevation
BahrainBahrain
135 m
Qatar
103 m
31% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BahrainBahrain
87.67% of GDP
Qatar
68.6% of GDP
28% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
QatarBahrain
37.94% of adults
Qatar
50.93% of adults
26% lower
Food Waste per Person
BahrainBahrain
183.29 kg/person/yr
Qatar
145.02 kg/person/yr
26% higher
Protected Land (%)
QatarBahrain
11.7%
Qatar
15.6%
25% lower
Youth Population (%)
BahrainBahrain
18.72%
Qatar
15.07%
24% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
QatarBahrain
58.5 µg/m³
Qatar
75.66 µg/m³
23% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BahrainBahrain
15.2% of adults
Qatar
12.5% of adults
22% higher
Smoking Rate
BahrainBahrain
15%
Qatar
12.5%
20% higher
Alcohol Consumption
BahrainBahrain
1.3 L/adult/yr
Qatar
1.1 L/adult/yr
19% higher
Obesity Rate
QatarBahrain
37.19%
Qatar
43.76%
15% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
QatarBahrain
18.75 kg/person/yr
Qatar
21.98 kg/person/yr
15% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
QatarBahrain
50 pts
Qatar
58 pts
14% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
QatarBahrain
19.0K
Qatar
22.0K
14% lower
Fertility Rate
QatarBahrain
1.6 children/woman
Qatar
1.9 children/woman
14% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BahrainBahrain
8.1 per 100k
Qatar
7.3 per 100k
11% higher
GDP Growth Rate
BahrainBahrain
2.6%
Qatar
2.4%
10% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BahrainBahrain
8.9 per 1M people
Qatar
8.2 per 1M people
9% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
QatarBahrain
38.8% of adults
Qatar
42.4% of adults
8% lower
Credit Card Ownership
QatarBahrain
29.85% of adults
Qatar
32.31% of adults
8% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BahrainBahrain
160 per 100 people
Qatar
154 per 100 people
4% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BahrainBahrain
98.9%
Qatar
95.35%
4% higher
Big Mac Price
BahrainBahrain
$4.77
Qatar
$4.67
2% higher
Human Development Index
BahrainBahrain
0.90
Qatar
0.89
1% higher
Median Age
QatarBahrain
32.9 years
Qatar
33.2 years
1% lower
Suicide Rate
QatarBahrain
4.7 per 100k
Qatar
4.7 per 100k
1% lower
Life Expectancy
QatarBahrain
81.3 years
Qatar
82.4 years
1% lower
Urban Population (%)
BahrainBahrain
100%
Qatar
99.32%
1% higher
Spirits Consumption
BahrainBahrain
0.57 L/person/yr
Qatar
0.57 L/person/yr
equal
Time Zones Count
BahrainBahrain
2.0 time zones
Qatar
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
BahrainBahrain
0%
Qatar
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
BahrainBahrain
0%
Qatar
0%
ranked higher
Forest Area
BahrainBahrain
7.6 km²
Qatar
0 km²
ranked higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BahrainBahrain
0.95%
Qatar
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
BahrainBahrain
100%
Qatar
100%
equal
Renewable Energy (%)
BahrainBahrain
0%
Qatar
0%
ranked higher
Internet Users (%)
BahrainBahrain
100%
Qatar
100%
equal
Sanitation Access (%)
BahrainBahrain
100%
Qatar
99.94%
equal
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
QatarBahrain
0 kWh/person
Qatar
19.4K kWh/person
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BahrainBahrain
0 per 1M people
Qatar
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BahrainBahrain
0 m
Qatar
0 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
QatarBahrain
0 km
Qatar
87 km
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
BahrainBahrain
1.0
Qatar
1.0
equal
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BahrainBahrain
15.22% of firms
Qatar
0% of firms
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
QatarBahrain
0 per 100k people
Qatar
0.23 per 100k people
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
QatarBahrain
0
Qatar
1.0
ranked lower
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