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Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia

112 shared metrics.

BahrainLeads in 49

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Saudi ArabiaLeads in 63

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

Bahrain

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Bahrain.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Bahrain's Dilmun Burial Mounds include about 11,774 ancient burial mounds.

UNESCO

Saudi Arabia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Saudi Arabia holds most of the Empty Quarter, the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.

NASA

Analysis

Saudi Arabia leads in 63 of 112 shared metrics, while Bahrain leads in 49.

Bahrain's Population Density is 124.7x that of Saudi Arabia (2.0K /km² vs 15.68 /km²).

Bahrain's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 21.8x that of Saudi Arabia (15.22% of firms vs 0.67% of firms).

Bahrain's Electoral Democracy Index is 7.7x that of Saudi Arabia (0.14 vs 0.02).

Bahrain's Government Debt (% GDP) is 7.5x that of Saudi Arabia (111.6% of GDP vs 13.1% of GDP).

Bahrain's Firms Making Informal Payments is 4.5x that of Saudi Arabia (5.6% of firms vs 1.0% of firms).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityBahrain leads

Bahrain

2.0K /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

Firms Hit by Power OutagesBahrain leads

Bahrain

15.22% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

Electoral Democracy IndexBahrain leads

Bahrain

0.14

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)Bahrain leads

Bahrain

111.6% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

Firms Making Informal PaymentsBahrain leads

Bahrain

5.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

Firms with Female Top ManagerBahrain leads

Bahrain

8.9% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

All Metrics

Population Density

Bahrain

2.0K /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

12474% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Bahrain

15.22% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

2181% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Bahrain

0.14

Saudi Arabia

0.02

769% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Bahrain

111.6% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

752% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Bahrain

5.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

451% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Bahrain

8.9% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

405% higher

Suicide Rate

Bahrain

4.7 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

391% higher

Water Stress (%)

Bahrain

3.9K%

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

298% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Bahrain

5.7% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

233% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Bahrain

87.67% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

201% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Bahrain

8.9 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

177% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Bahrain

70.14% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

174% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Bahrain

0.95%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

109% higher

Domestic Patents

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

3.0

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

100% lower

Forest Area

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

7.6 km²

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

100% lower

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

800 km²

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

100% lower

Water Withdrawal

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0.16 B m³

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

99% lower

Irrigated Land

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

40 km²

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

99% lower

Scientific Publications

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

671.6

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

97% lower

Airports

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

3.0

Saudi Arabia

97% lower

Population

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

1.57M

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

96% lower

Shipping Traffic

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

404.9K

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

96% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

$47,109,734,308.51

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

96% lower

Highest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

135 m

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

95% lower

Coastline Length

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

161 km

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

94% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

37.97 Mt CO2e

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

94% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

7.03M kW

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

94% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

19.0K

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

93% lower

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

36.17 TWh

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

92% lower

Air Passengers

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

5.73M

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

88% lower

Tourism Revenue

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

$724,000,000

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

88% lower

Foreign Patents

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

326

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

87% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

10.13%

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

87% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Bahrain

0.17

Saudi Arabia

0.09

87% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0.26%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

86% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0.74 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

78% lower

Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

1.1%

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

72% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

2.8% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

66% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Bahrain

18.75 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

65% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Bahrain

0.57

Saudi Arabia

0.35

64% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

1.9% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

63% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

3.0 sites

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

62% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

17 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

61% lower

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

2.9% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

60% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

184

Saudi Arabia

433

58% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

8.1 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

56% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

4.3% of firms

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

55% lower

Inflation Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0.90%

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

47% lower

Infant Mortality

Bahrain

7.2 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

47% higher

Political Corruption Index

Bahrain

0.48

Saudi Arabia

0.33

46% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

5.4% of youth labor force

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

46% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Bahrain

30 days/yr

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

43% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Bahrain

10.7K kg oil eq/person

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

42% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

55.55% of adults

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

42% lower

Child Mortality

Bahrain

8.6 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

39% higher

Protected Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

11.7%

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

37% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

7.5 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

32% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Bahrain

0.06

Saudi Arabia

0.05

32% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Bahrain

3.9%

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

31% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

58.37%

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

30% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

40.51 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

30% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Bahrain

2.6%

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

30% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

$1,110.68

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

30% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Bahrain

902.24 gCO2/kWh

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

30% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

37.94% of adults

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

30% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0.39%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

29% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

1.7 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

23% lower

Food Waste per Person

Bahrain

183.29 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

23% higher

GNI Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

$28,090

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

21% lower

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

18.72%

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

21% lower

Dependency Ratio

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

29.15% of working-age pop.

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

20% lower

Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

2.9 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

19% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Bahrain

24.27 t/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

19% higher

Urban Population (%)

Bahrain

100%

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

18% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

3.8% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

17% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Bahrain

38.8% of adults

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

13% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

50 pts

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

12% lower

Median Age

Bahrain

32.9 years

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

12% higher

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

1.6 children/woman

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

11% lower

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

37.19%

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

10% lower

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

12.08 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

10% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Bahrain

58.5 µg/m³

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

10% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

6.3 pts

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

8% lower

Big Mac Price

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

$4.77

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

6% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

$66,941.24

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

6% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Bahrain

15.2% of adults

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

3% higher

Life Expectancy

Bahrain

81.3 years

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

3% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Bahrain

100%

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

2% higher

Digital Payments Used

Bahrain

77.26% of adults

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

2% higher

Smoking Rate

Bahrain

15%

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

1% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Bahrain

160 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

1% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Bahrain

20%

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

1% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

29.85% of adults

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

1% lower

Human Development Index

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0.90

Saudi Arabia

0.90

equal

Beer Consumption

Bahrain

0.41 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Bahrain

0.57 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Bahrain

2.0 time zones

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

Bahrain

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Renewable Energy (%)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

ranked lower

Internet Users (%)

Bahrain

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Adult Literacy Rate

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

97.82%

Saudi Arabia

97.93%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

Bahrain

1.3 L/adult/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0 kWh/person

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Bahrain

0 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Bahrain

0 m

Saudi Arabia

0 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0 km

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Bahrain

1.0

Saudi Arabia

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Bahrain

5.9% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

ranked higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

0 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

ranked lower

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

7.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia across 112 metrics
				Winner
Population Density	2.0K /km²	15.68 /km²	12474% higher	Bahrain
Firms Hit by Power Outages	15.22% of firms	0.67% of firms	2181% higher	Bahrain
Electoral Democracy Index	0.14	0.02	769% higher	Bahrain
Government Debt (% GDP)	111.6% of GDP	13.1% of GDP	752% higher	Bahrain
Firms Making Informal Payments	5.6% of firms	1.0% of firms	451% higher	Bahrain
Firms with Female Top Manager	8.9% of firms	1.8% of firms	405% higher	Bahrain
Suicide Rate	4.7 per 100k	0.95 per 100k	391% higher	Bahrain
Water Stress (%)	3.9K%	974.17%	298% higher	Bahrain
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	5.7% of GDP	1.7% of GDP	233% higher	Bahrain
Exports (% GDP)	87.67% of GDP	29.11% of GDP	201% higher	Bahrain
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	8.9 per 1M people	3.2 per 1M people	177% higher	Bahrain
Imports (% GDP)	70.14% of GDP	25.57% of GDP	174% higher	Bahrain
Forest Coverage (%)	0.95%	0.45%	109% higher	Bahrain
Domestic Patents	3.0	1.4K	100% lower	Saudi Arabia
Forest Area	7.6 km²	9.8K km²	100% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	800 km²	2.15M km²	100% lower	Saudi Arabia
Water Withdrawal	0.16 B m³	23.38 B m³	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Irrigated Land	40 km²	7.6K km²	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Scientific Publications	671.6	25.8K	97% lower	Saudi Arabia
Airports	3.0	89	97% lower	Saudi Arabia
Population	1.57M	36.54M	96% lower	Saudi Arabia
Shipping Traffic	404.9K	10.46M	96% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP (Nominal)	$47,109,734,308.51	$1,239,804,533,333.33	96% lower	Saudi Arabia
Highest Elevation	135 m	3.0K m	95% lower	Saudi Arabia
Coastline Length	161 km	2.6K km	94% lower	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	37.97 Mt CO2e	652.51 Mt CO2e	94% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	7.03M kW	119.62M kW	94% lower	Saudi Arabia
Armed Forces Personnel	19.0K	282.0K	93% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Generation	36.17 TWh	454.64 TWh	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Passengers	5.73M	47.98M	88% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tourism Revenue	$724,000,000	$5,960,000,000	88% lower	Saudi Arabia
Foreign Patents	326	2.6K	87% lower	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	10.13%	80.77%	87% lower	Saudi Arabia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.17	0.09	87% higher	Bahrain
Solar Electricity Share	0.26%	1.8%	86% lower	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.74 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	78% lower	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	3.9%	72% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	2.8% of GDP	8.2% of GDP	66% lower	Saudi Arabia
Seafood Consumption per Person	18.75 kg/person/yr	11.35 kg/person/yr	65% higher	Bahrain
Women's Political Empowerment	0.57	0.35	64% higher	Bahrain
Education Spending (% GDP)	1.9% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	63% lower	Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	8.0 sites	62% lower	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	17 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	61% lower	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	2.9% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	60% lower	Saudi Arabia
Merchant Fleet Size	184	433	58% lower	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	8.1 per 100k	18.5 per 100k	56% lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms Asked for Bribes	4.3% of firms	9.5% of firms	55% lower	Saudi Arabia
Inflation Rate	0.90%	1.7%	47% lower	Saudi Arabia
Infant Mortality	7.2 per 1k births	4.9 per 1k births	47% higher	Bahrain
Political Corruption Index	0.48	0.33	46% higher	Bahrain
Youth Unemployment Rate	5.4% of youth labor force	10.01% of youth labor force	46% lower	Saudi Arabia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	30 days/yr	21 days/yr	43% higher	Bahrain
Energy Use (Per Capita)	10.7K kg oil eq/person	7.5K kg oil eq/person	42% higher	Bahrain
Can Raise Emergency Money	55.55% of adults	95.89% of adults	42% lower	Saudi Arabia
Child Mortality	8.6 per 1k births	6.2 per 1k births	39% higher	Bahrain
Protected Land (%)	11.7%	18.5%	37% lower	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	7.5 per 1k	11.11 per 1k	32% lower	Saudi Arabia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.06	0.05	32% higher	Bahrain
Elderly Population (%)	3.9%	3.0%	31% higher	Bahrain
University Enrollment Rate	58.37%	83.88%	30% lower	Saudi Arabia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	40.51 per 100k	58.04 per 100k	30% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Growth Rate	2.6%	2.0%	30% higher	Bahrain
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,110.68	$1,593.37	30% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	902.24 gCO2/kWh	691.95 gCO2/kWh	30% higher	Bahrain
Insufficient Physical Activity	37.94% of adults	54.13% of adults	30% lower	Saudi Arabia
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.39%	0.54%	29% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.7 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	23% lower	Saudi Arabia
Food Waste per Person	183.29 kg/person/yr	148.88 kg/person/yr	23% higher	Bahrain
GNI Per Capita	$28,090	$35,630	21% lower	Saudi Arabia
Youth Population (%)	18.72%	23.82%	21% lower	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	29.15% of working-age pop.	36.55% of working-age pop.	20% lower	Saudi Arabia
Death Rate	2.9 per 1k	3.5 per 1k	19% lower	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	24.27 t/person/yr	20.38 t/person/yr	19% higher	Bahrain
Urban Population (%)	100%	84.46%	18% higher	Bahrain
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.8% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	17% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hypertension Prevalence	38.8% of adults	34.2% of adults	13% higher	Bahrain
Corruption Perceptions Index	50 pts	57 pts	12% lower	Saudi Arabia
Median Age	32.9 years	29.2 years	12% higher	Bahrain
Fertility Rate	1.6 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	11% lower	Saudi Arabia
Obesity Rate	37.19%	41.11%	10% lower	Saudi Arabia
Birth Rate	12.08 per 1k	13.41 per 1k	10% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	58.5 µg/m³	53.15 µg/m³	10% higher	Bahrain
Life Evaluation Score	6.3 pts	6.8 pts	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Big Mac Price	$4.77	$5.07	6% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$66,941.24	$71,375.37	6% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	15.2% of adults	14.7% of adults	3% higher	Bahrain
Life Expectancy	81.3 years	78.7 years	3% higher	Bahrain
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	97.61%	2% higher	Bahrain
Digital Payments Used	77.26% of adults	75.72% of adults	2% higher	Bahrain
Smoking Rate	15%	14.9%	1% higher	Bahrain
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	160 per 100 people	157.78 per 100 people	1% higher	Bahrain
Women in Parliament (%)	20%	19.87%	1% higher	Bahrain
Credit Card Ownership	29.85% of adults	30.13% of adults	1% lower	Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index	0.90	0.90	equal	Saudi Arabia
Beer Consumption	0.41 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Bahrain
Spirits Consumption	0.57 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Bahrain
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Bahrain
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Bahrain
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0.35%	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Bahrain
Renewable Energy (%)	0%	0.10%	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Internet Users (%)	100%	100%	equal	Bahrain
Adult Literacy Rate	97.82%	97.93%	equal	Saudi Arabia
Alcohol Consumption	1.3 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	ranked higher	Bahrain
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	0 kWh/person	11.8K kWh/person	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Bahrain
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Bahrain
Land Border Length	0 km	4.3K km	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Bahrain
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	5.9% of GDP	-3% of GDP	ranked higher	Bahrain
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0 per 100k people	0.31 per 100k people	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	0	7.0	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia

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Analysis

Saudi Arabia leads in 63 of 112 shared metrics, while Bahrain leads in 49.

Bahrain's Population Density is 124.7x that of Saudi Arabia (2.0K /km² vs 15.68 /km²).

Bahrain's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 21.8x that of Saudi Arabia (15.22% of firms vs 0.67% of firms).

Bahrain's Electoral Democracy Index is 7.7x that of Saudi Arabia (0.14 vs 0.02).

Bahrain's Government Debt (% GDP) is 7.5x that of Saudi Arabia (111.6% of GDP vs 13.1% of GDP).

Bahrain's Firms Making Informal Payments is 4.5x that of Saudi Arabia (5.6% of firms vs 1.0% of firms).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityBahrain leads

Bahrain

2.0K /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

Firms Hit by Power OutagesBahrain leads

Bahrain

15.22% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

Electoral Democracy IndexBahrain leads

Bahrain

0.14

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)Bahrain leads

Bahrain

111.6% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

Firms Making Informal PaymentsBahrain leads

Bahrain

5.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

Firms with Female Top ManagerBahrain leads

Bahrain

8.9% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

Population Density

2.0K /km²

15.68 /km²

Firms Hit by Power Outages

15.22% of firms

0.67% of firms

Electoral Democracy Index

0.14

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)

111.6% of GDP

13.1% of GDP

Firms Making Informal Payments

5.6% of firms

1.0% of firms

Firms with Female Top Manager

8.9% of firms

1.8% of firms

Suicide Rate

4.7 per 100k

0.95 per 100k

Water Stress (%)

3.9K%

974.17%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

5.7% of GDP

1.7% of GDP

Exports (% GDP)

87.67% of GDP

29.11% of GDP

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

8.9 per 1M people

3.2 per 1M people

Imports (% GDP)

70.14% of GDP

25.57% of GDP

Forest Coverage (%)

0.95%

0.45%

Domestic Patents

3.0

1.4K

Forest Area

7.6 km²

9.8K km²

Land Area

800 km²

2.15M km²

Water Withdrawal

0.16 B m³

23.38 B m³

Irrigated Land

40 km²

7.6K km²

Scientific Publications

671.6

25.8K

Airports

3.0

Population

1.57M

36.54M

Shipping Traffic

404.9K

10.46M

GDP (Nominal)

$47,109,734,308.51

$1,239,804,533,333.33

Highest Elevation

135 m

3.0K m

Coastline Length

161 km

2.6K km

Total CO2 Emissions

37.97 Mt CO2e

652.51 Mt CO2e

Electric Generating Capacity

7.03M kW

119.62M kW

Armed Forces Personnel

19.0K

282.0K

Electricity Generation

36.17 TWh

454.64 TWh

Air Passengers

5.73M

47.98M

Tourism Revenue

$724,000,000

$5,960,000,000

Foreign Patents

326

2.6K

Agricultural Land (%)

10.13%

80.77%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.17

0.09

Solar Electricity Share

0.26%

1.8%

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.74 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

3.9%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

2.8% of GDP

8.2% of GDP

Seafood Consumption per Person

18.75 kg/person/yr

11.35 kg/person/yr

Women's Political Empowerment

0.57

0.35

Education Spending (% GDP)

1.9% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

3.0 sites

8.0 sites

Broadband Access (%)

17 per 100 people

44 per 100 people

Military Spending

2.9% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

Merchant Fleet Size

184

433

Road Traffic Death Rate

8.1 per 100k

18.5 per 100k

Firms Asked for Bribes

4.3% of firms

9.5% of firms

Inflation Rate

0.90%

1.7%

Infant Mortality

7.2 per 1k births

4.9 per 1k births

Political Corruption Index

0.48

0.33

Youth Unemployment Rate

5.4% of youth labor force

10.01% of youth labor force

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

30 days/yr

21 days/yr

Energy Use (Per Capita)

10.7K kg oil eq/person

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Can Raise Emergency Money

55.55% of adults

95.89% of adults

Child Mortality

8.6 per 1k births

6.2 per 1k births

Protected Land (%)

11.7%

18.5%

Teen Birth Rate

7.5 per 1k

11.11 per 1k

Liberal Democracy Index

0.06

0.05

Elderly Population (%)

3.9%

3.0%

University Enrollment Rate

58.37%

83.88%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

40.51 per 100k

58.04 per 100k

GDP Growth Rate

2.6%

2.0%

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,110.68

$1,593.37

Electricity Carbon Intensity

902.24 gCO2/kWh

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Insufficient Physical Activity

37.94% of adults

54.13% of adults

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.39%

0.54%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.7 per 1k

2.2 per 1k

Food Waste per Person

183.29 kg/person/yr

148.88 kg/person/yr

GNI Per Capita

$28,090

$35,630

Youth Population (%)

18.72%

23.82%

Dependency Ratio

29.15% of working-age pop.

36.55% of working-age pop.

Death Rate

2.9 per 1k

3.5 per 1k

CO2 Per Capita

24.27 t/person/yr

20.38 t/person/yr

Urban Population (%)

100%

84.46%

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.8% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Hypertension Prevalence

38.8% of adults

34.2% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

50 pts

57 pts

Median Age

32.9 years

29.2 years

Fertility Rate

1.6 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Obesity Rate

37.19%

41.11%

Birth Rate

12.08 per 1k

13.41 per 1k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

58.5 µg/m³

53.15 µg/m³

Life Evaluation Score

6.3 pts

6.8 pts

Big Mac Price

$4.77

$5.07

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$66,941.24

$71,375.37

Tobacco Use Prevalence

15.2% of adults

14.7% of adults

Life Expectancy

81.3 years

78.7 years

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

97.61%

Digital Payments Used

77.26% of adults

75.72% of adults

Smoking Rate

15%

14.9%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

160 per 100 people

157.78 per 100 people

Women in Parliament (%)

20%

19.87%

Credit Card Ownership

29.85% of adults

30.13% of adults

Human Development Index

0.90

Beer Consumption

0.41 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0.57 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

0.35%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

Internet Users (%)

100%

Adult Literacy Rate

97.82%

97.93%

Alcohol Consumption

1.3 L/adult/yr

0 L/adult/yr

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

0 kWh/person

11.8K kWh/person

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

4.3K km

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

5.9% of GDP

-3% of GDP

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0 per 100k people

0.31 per 100k people

Border Neighbors

7.0