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Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates

111 shared metrics.

BahrainLeads in 35

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United Arab EmiratesLeads in 76

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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

United Arab Emirates

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: self-descriptive country name.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Al Ain shows settled desert life going back to the Neolithic, with ancient oasis irrigation.

UNESCO

Analysis

United Arab Emirates leads in 76 of 111 shared metrics, while Bahrain leads in 35.

Bahrain's Population Density is 12.3x that of United Arab Emirates (2.0K /km² vs 147.62 /km²).

Bahrain's Government Debt (% GDP) is 4.7x that of United Arab Emirates (111.6% of GDP vs 19.7% of GDP).

Bahrain's Political Corruption Index is 3.5x that of United Arab Emirates (0.48 vs 0.10).

Bahrain's Tax Revenue (% GDP) is 3.4x that of United Arab Emirates (2.8% of GDP vs 0.65% of GDP).

Bahrain's Suicide Rate is 1.7x that of United Arab Emirates (4.7 per 100k vs 1.7 per 100k).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityBahrain leads

Bahrain

2.0K /km²

United Arab Emirates

147.62 /km²

Government Debt (% GDP)Bahrain leads

Bahrain

111.6% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

19.7% of GDP

Political Corruption IndexBahrain leads

Bahrain

0.48

United Arab Emirates

0.10

Tax Revenue (% GDP)Bahrain leads

Bahrain

2.8% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

0.65% of GDP

Suicide RateBahrain leads

Bahrain

4.7 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

1.7 per 100k

Freedom of Expression IndexBahrain leads

Bahrain

0.17

United Arab Emirates

0.06

All Metrics

Population Density

Bahrain

2.0K /km²

United Arab Emirates

147.62 /km²

1235% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Bahrain

111.6% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

19.7% of GDP

466% higher

Political Corruption Index

Bahrain

0.48

United Arab Emirates

0.10

354% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Bahrain

2.8% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

0.65% of GDP

336% higher

Suicide Rate

Bahrain

4.7 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

1.7 per 100k

173% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Bahrain

0.17

United Arab Emirates

0.06

173% higher

Beer Consumption

Bahrain

0.41 L/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

0.16 L/person/yr

163% higher

Water Stress (%)

Bahrain

3.9K%

United Arab Emirates

1.5K%

157% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Bahrain

7.5 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

3.1 per 1k

143% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Bahrain

3.9%

United Arab Emirates

1.8%

118% higher

Forest Area

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

7.6 km²

United Arab Emirates

3.2K km²

100% lower

Land Area

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

800 km²

United Arab Emirates

71.0K km²

99% lower

Shipping Traffic

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

404.9K

United Arab Emirates

20.30M

98% lower

Solar Electricity Share

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.26%

United Arab Emirates

8.6%

97% lower

Tourism Revenue

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

$724,000,000

United Arab Emirates

$24,615,400,390.63

97% lower

Domestic Patents

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

3.0

United Arab Emirates

96% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.39%

United Arab Emirates

9.0%

96% lower

Irrigated Land

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

40 km²

United Arab Emirates

940 km²

96% lower

Air Passengers

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

5.73M

United Arab Emirates

91.06M

94% lower

Water Withdrawal

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.16 B m³

United Arab Emirates

2.3 B m³

93% lower

Airports

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

3.0

United Arab Emirates

93% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Bahrain

902.24 gCO2/kWh

United Arab Emirates

467.51 gCO2/kWh

93% higher

Highest Elevation

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

135 m

United Arab Emirates

1.9K m

93% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

$47,109,734,308.51

United Arab Emirates

$552,324,846,834.58

91% lower

Scientific Publications

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

671.6

United Arab Emirates

6.4K

90% lower

Coastline Length

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

161 km

United Arab Emirates

1.3K km

88% lower

Foreign Patents

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

326

United Arab Emirates

2.4K

86% lower

Population

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.57M

United Arab Emirates

10.09M

84% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Bahrain

10.13%

United Arab Emirates

5.5%

84% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

7.03M kW

United Arab Emirates

44.46M kW

84% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

37.97 Mt CO2e

United Arab Emirates

200.56 Mt CO2e

81% lower

Infant Mortality

Bahrain

7.2 per 1k births

United Arab Emirates

4.0 per 1k births

80% higher

Electricity Generation

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

36.17 TWh

United Arab Emirates

177.25 TWh

80% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.95%

United Arab Emirates

4.5%

79% lower

Tourist Arrivals

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.91M

United Arab Emirates

8.08M

76% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.74 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

3.0 per 1k

75% lower

Child Mortality

Bahrain

8.6 per 1k births

United Arab Emirates

5.0 per 1k births

72% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

184

United Arab Emirates

655

72% lower

Homicide Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.20 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

0.69 per 100k

72% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

19.0K

United Arab Emirates

63.0K

70% lower

Smoking Rate

Bahrain

15%

United Arab Emirates

9.0%

67% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Bahrain

15.2% of adults

United Arab Emirates

9.2% of adults

65% higher

Death Rate

Bahrain

2.9 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

1.7 per 1k

65% higher

Spirits Consumption

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.57 L/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

1.5 L/person/yr

62% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Bahrain

58.5 µg/m³

United Arab Emirates

36.31 µg/m³

61% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

5.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

15.3% of GDP

61% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

20%

United Arab Emirates

50%

60% lower

Broadband Access (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

17 per 100 people

United Arab Emirates

37 per 100 people

54% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

8.9 per 1M people

United Arab Emirates

19.22 per 1M people

54% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

3.9% of GDP

52% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

$1,110.68

United Arab Emirates

$2,314.75

52% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Bahrain

3.0 sites

United Arab Emirates

2.0 sites

50% higher

Military Spending

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

2.9% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

5.6% of GDP

49% lower

Unemployment Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.1%

United Arab Emirates

2.1%

48% lower

Inflation Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.90%

United Arab Emirates

1.7%

47% lower

GNI Per Capita

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

$28,090

United Arab Emirates

$51,550

46% lower

Alcohol Consumption

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.3 L/adult/yr

United Arab Emirates

2.1 L/adult/yr

40% lower

Protected Land (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

11.7%

United Arab Emirates

19.2%

39% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

37.94% of adults

United Arab Emirates

60.93% of adults

38% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Bahrain

8.1 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

5.9 per 100k

37% higher

GDP Growth Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

2.6%

United Arab Emirates

4.0%

35% lower

Dependency Ratio

Bahrain

29.15% of working-age pop.

United Arab Emirates

21.77% of working-age pop.

34% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Bahrain

0.14

United Arab Emirates

0.10

34% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

55.55% of adults

United Arab Emirates

81.64% of adults

32% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

18.75 kg/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

27.02 kg/person/yr

31% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

5.7% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

8.3% of GDP

31% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

40.51 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

57.68 per 100k

30% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

50 pts

United Arab Emirates

69 pts

28% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Bahrain

10.7K kg oil eq/person

United Arab Emirates

8.3K kg oil eq/person

28% higher

Imports (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

70.14% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

92.2% of GDP

24% lower

Food Waste per Person

Bahrain

183.29 kg/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

150.41 kg/person/yr

22% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

160 per 100 people

United Arab Emirates

203 per 100 people

21% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Bahrain

24.27 t/person/yr

United Arab Emirates

20.13 t/person/yr

21% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.06

United Arab Emirates

0.08

19% lower

Obesity Rate

Bahrain

37.19%

United Arab Emirates

31.55%

18% higher

Exports (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

87.67% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

106.85% of GDP

18% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

3.8% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

4.7% of GDP

18% lower

Urban Population (%)

Bahrain

100%

United Arab Emirates

85.82%

17% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

5.4% of youth labor force

United Arab Emirates

6.5% of youth labor force

16% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

$66,941.24

United Arab Emirates

$79,228.74

16% lower

Youth Population (%)

Bahrain

18.72%

United Arab Emirates

16.11%

16% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.7 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

2.0 per 1k

15% lower

Birth Rate

Bahrain

12.08 per 1k

United Arab Emirates

10.65 per 1k

13% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Bahrain

29.85% of adults

United Arab Emirates

26.84% of adults

11% higher

University Enrollment Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

58.37%

United Arab Emirates

63.74%

8% lower

Big Mac Price

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

$4.77

United Arab Emirates

$5.17

8% lower

Life Evaluation Score

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

6.3 pts

United Arab Emirates

6.8 pts

8% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.57

United Arab Emirates

0.61

7% lower

Median Age

Bahrain

32.9 years

United Arab Emirates

31.2 years

5% higher

Human Development Index

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0.90

United Arab Emirates

0.94

4% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

38.8% of adults

United Arab Emirates

39.4% of adults

2% lower

Life Expectancy

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

81.3 years

United Arab Emirates

82.9 years

2% lower

Fertility Rate

Bahrain

1.6 children/woman

United Arab Emirates

1.6 children/woman

2% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

97.82%

United Arab Emirates

98.81%

1% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Bahrain

100%

United Arab Emirates

99.09%

1% higher

Digital Payments Used

Bahrain

77.26% of adults

United Arab Emirates

76.61% of adults

1% higher

Time Zones Count

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

2.0 time zones

United Arab Emirates

2.0 time zones

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

30 days/yr

United Arab Emirates

30 days/yr

equal

Coal Electricity Share

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

United Arab Emirates

ranked lower

Wind Electricity Share

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

United Arab Emirates

0.11%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

100%

United Arab Emirates

100%

equal

Renewable Energy (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

United Arab Emirates

1.0%

ranked lower

Internet Users (%)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

100%

United Arab Emirates

100%

equal

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Bahrain

98.9%

United Arab Emirates

98.64%

equal

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0 kWh/person

United Arab Emirates

14.7K kWh/person

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0 per 1M people

United Arab Emirates

0 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0 m

United Arab Emirates

0 m

ranked lower

Land Border Length

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0 km

United Arab Emirates

1.1K km

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

1.0

United Arab Emirates

1.0

equal

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

0 per 100k people

United Arab Emirates

0.71 per 100k people

ranked lower

Border Neighbors

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

United Arab Emirates

2.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Bahrain and United Arab Emirates across 111 metrics
				Winner
Population Density	2.0K /km²	147.62 /km²	1235% higher	Bahrain
Government Debt (% GDP)	111.6% of GDP	19.7% of GDP	466% higher	Bahrain
Political Corruption Index	0.48	0.10	354% higher	Bahrain
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	2.8% of GDP	0.65% of GDP	336% higher	Bahrain
Suicide Rate	4.7 per 100k	1.7 per 100k	173% higher	Bahrain
Freedom of Expression Index	0.17	0.06	173% higher	Bahrain
Beer Consumption	0.41 L/person/yr	0.16 L/person/yr	163% higher	Bahrain
Water Stress (%)	3.9K%	1.5K%	157% higher	Bahrain
Teen Birth Rate	7.5 per 1k	3.1 per 1k	143% higher	Bahrain
Elderly Population (%)	3.9%	1.8%	118% higher	Bahrain
Forest Area	7.6 km²	3.2K km²	100% lower	United Arab Emirates
Land Area	800 km²	71.0K km²	99% lower	United Arab Emirates
Shipping Traffic	404.9K	20.30M	98% lower	United Arab Emirates
Solar Electricity Share	0.26%	8.6%	97% lower	United Arab Emirates
Tourism Revenue	$724,000,000	$24,615,400,390.63	97% lower	United Arab Emirates
Domestic Patents	3.0	69	96% lower	United Arab Emirates
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.39%	9.0%	96% lower	United Arab Emirates
Irrigated Land	40 km²	940 km²	96% lower	United Arab Emirates
Air Passengers	5.73M	91.06M	94% lower	United Arab Emirates
Water Withdrawal	0.16 B m³	2.3 B m³	93% lower	United Arab Emirates
Airports	3.0	42	93% lower	United Arab Emirates
Electricity Carbon Intensity	902.24 gCO2/kWh	467.51 gCO2/kWh	93% higher	Bahrain
Highest Elevation	135 m	1.9K m	93% lower	United Arab Emirates
GDP (Nominal)	$47,109,734,308.51	$552,324,846,834.58	91% lower	United Arab Emirates
Scientific Publications	671.6	6.4K	90% lower	United Arab Emirates
Coastline Length	161 km	1.3K km	88% lower	United Arab Emirates
Foreign Patents	326	2.4K	86% lower	United Arab Emirates
Population	1.57M	10.09M	84% lower	United Arab Emirates
Agricultural Land (%)	10.13%	5.5%	84% higher	Bahrain
Electric Generating Capacity	7.03M kW	44.46M kW	84% lower	United Arab Emirates
Total CO2 Emissions	37.97 Mt CO2e	200.56 Mt CO2e	81% lower	United Arab Emirates
Infant Mortality	7.2 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	80% higher	Bahrain
Electricity Generation	36.17 TWh	177.25 TWh	80% lower	United Arab Emirates
Forest Coverage (%)	0.95%	4.5%	79% lower	United Arab Emirates
Tourist Arrivals	1.91M	8.08M	76% lower	United Arab Emirates
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.74 per 1k	3.0 per 1k	75% lower	United Arab Emirates
Child Mortality	8.6 per 1k births	5.0 per 1k births	72% higher	Bahrain
Merchant Fleet Size	184	655	72% lower	United Arab Emirates
Homicide Rate	0.20 per 100k	0.69 per 100k	72% lower	United Arab Emirates
Armed Forces Personnel	19.0K	63.0K	70% lower	United Arab Emirates
Smoking Rate	15%	9.0%	67% higher	Bahrain
Tobacco Use Prevalence	15.2% of adults	9.2% of adults	65% higher	Bahrain
Death Rate	2.9 per 1k	1.7 per 1k	65% higher	Bahrain
Spirits Consumption	0.57 L/person/yr	1.5 L/person/yr	62% lower	United Arab Emirates
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	58.5 µg/m³	36.31 µg/m³	61% higher	Bahrain
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	5.9% of GDP	15.3% of GDP	61% lower	United Arab Emirates
Women in Parliament (%)	20%	50%	60% lower	United Arab Emirates
Broadband Access (%)	17 per 100 people	37 per 100 people	54% lower	United Arab Emirates
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	8.9 per 1M people	19.22 per 1M people	54% lower	United Arab Emirates
Education Spending (% GDP)	1.9% of GDP	3.9% of GDP	52% lower	United Arab Emirates
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,110.68	$2,314.75	52% lower	United Arab Emirates
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	2.0 sites	50% higher	Bahrain
Military Spending	2.9% of GDP	5.6% of GDP	49% lower	United Arab Emirates
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	2.1%	48% lower	United Arab Emirates
Inflation Rate	0.90%	1.7%	47% lower	United Arab Emirates
GNI Per Capita	$28,090	$51,550	46% lower	United Arab Emirates
Alcohol Consumption	1.3 L/adult/yr	2.1 L/adult/yr	40% lower	United Arab Emirates
Protected Land (%)	11.7%	19.2%	39% lower	United Arab Emirates
Insufficient Physical Activity	37.94% of adults	60.93% of adults	38% lower	United Arab Emirates
Road Traffic Death Rate	8.1 per 100k	5.9 per 100k	37% higher	Bahrain
GDP Growth Rate	2.6%	4.0%	35% lower	United Arab Emirates
Dependency Ratio	29.15% of working-age pop.	21.77% of working-age pop.	34% higher	Bahrain
Electoral Democracy Index	0.14	0.10	34% higher	Bahrain
Can Raise Emergency Money	55.55% of adults	81.64% of adults	32% lower	United Arab Emirates
Seafood Consumption per Person	18.75 kg/person/yr	27.02 kg/person/yr	31% lower	United Arab Emirates
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	5.7% of GDP	8.3% of GDP	31% lower	United Arab Emirates
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	40.51 per 100k	57.68 per 100k	30% lower	United Arab Emirates
Corruption Perceptions Index	50 pts	69 pts	28% lower	United Arab Emirates
Energy Use (Per Capita)	10.7K kg oil eq/person	8.3K kg oil eq/person	28% higher	Bahrain
Imports (% GDP)	70.14% of GDP	92.2% of GDP	24% lower	United Arab Emirates
Food Waste per Person	183.29 kg/person/yr	150.41 kg/person/yr	22% higher	Bahrain
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	160 per 100 people	203 per 100 people	21% lower	United Arab Emirates
CO2 Per Capita	24.27 t/person/yr	20.13 t/person/yr	21% higher	Bahrain
Liberal Democracy Index	0.06	0.08	19% lower	United Arab Emirates
Obesity Rate	37.19%	31.55%	18% higher	Bahrain
Exports (% GDP)	87.67% of GDP	106.85% of GDP	18% lower	United Arab Emirates
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.8% of GDP	4.7% of GDP	18% lower	United Arab Emirates
Urban Population (%)	100%	85.82%	17% higher	Bahrain
Youth Unemployment Rate	5.4% of youth labor force	6.5% of youth labor force	16% lower	United Arab Emirates
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$66,941.24	$79,228.74	16% lower	United Arab Emirates
Youth Population (%)	18.72%	16.11%	16% higher	Bahrain
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.7 per 1k	2.0 per 1k	15% lower	United Arab Emirates
Birth Rate	12.08 per 1k	10.65 per 1k	13% higher	Bahrain
Credit Card Ownership	29.85% of adults	26.84% of adults	11% higher	Bahrain
University Enrollment Rate	58.37%	63.74%	8% lower	United Arab Emirates
Big Mac Price	$4.77	$5.17	8% lower	United Arab Emirates
Life Evaluation Score	6.3 pts	6.8 pts	8% lower	United Arab Emirates
Women's Political Empowerment	0.57	0.61	7% lower	United Arab Emirates
Median Age	32.9 years	31.2 years	5% higher	Bahrain
Human Development Index	0.90	0.94	4% lower	United Arab Emirates
Hypertension Prevalence	38.8% of adults	39.4% of adults	2% lower	United Arab Emirates
Life Expectancy	81.3 years	82.9 years	2% lower	United Arab Emirates
Fertility Rate	1.6 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	2% higher	Bahrain
Adult Literacy Rate	97.82%	98.81%	1% lower	United Arab Emirates
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	99.09%	1% higher	Bahrain
Digital Payments Used	77.26% of adults	76.61% of adults	1% higher	Bahrain
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	United Arab Emirates
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	30 days/yr	30 days/yr	equal	United Arab Emirates
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0.11%	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	United Arab Emirates
Renewable Energy (%)	0%	1.0%	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Internet Users (%)	100%	100%	equal	United Arab Emirates
Safe Drinking Water (%)	98.9%	98.64%	equal	Bahrain
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	0 kWh/person	14.7K kWh/person	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Land Border Length	0 km	1.1K km	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	United Arab Emirates
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0 per 100k people	0.71 per 100k people	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates
Border Neighbors	0	2.0	ranked lower	United Arab Emirates

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Analysis

United Arab Emirates leads in 76 of 111 shared metrics, while Bahrain leads in 35.

Bahrain's Population Density is 12.3x that of United Arab Emirates (2.0K /km² vs 147.62 /km²).

Bahrain's Government Debt (% GDP) is 4.7x that of United Arab Emirates (111.6% of GDP vs 19.7% of GDP).

Bahrain's Political Corruption Index is 3.5x that of United Arab Emirates (0.48 vs 0.10).

Bahrain's Tax Revenue (% GDP) is 3.4x that of United Arab Emirates (2.8% of GDP vs 0.65% of GDP).

Bahrain's Suicide Rate is 1.7x that of United Arab Emirates (4.7 per 100k vs 1.7 per 100k).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityBahrain leads

Bahrain

2.0K /km²

United Arab Emirates

147.62 /km²

Government Debt (% GDP)Bahrain leads

Bahrain

111.6% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

19.7% of GDP

Political Corruption IndexBahrain leads

Bahrain

0.48

United Arab Emirates

0.10

Tax Revenue (% GDP)Bahrain leads

Bahrain

2.8% of GDP

United Arab Emirates

0.65% of GDP

Suicide RateBahrain leads

Bahrain

4.7 per 100k

United Arab Emirates

1.7 per 100k

Freedom of Expression IndexBahrain leads

Bahrain

0.17

United Arab Emirates

0.06

Population Density

2.0K /km²

147.62 /km²

Government Debt (% GDP)

111.6% of GDP

19.7% of GDP

Political Corruption Index

0.48

0.10

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

2.8% of GDP

0.65% of GDP

Suicide Rate

4.7 per 100k

1.7 per 100k

Freedom of Expression Index

0.17

0.06

Beer Consumption

0.41 L/person/yr

0.16 L/person/yr

Water Stress (%)

3.9K%

1.5K%

Teen Birth Rate

7.5 per 1k

3.1 per 1k

Elderly Population (%)

3.9%

1.8%

Forest Area

7.6 km²

3.2K km²

Land Area

800 km²

71.0K km²

Shipping Traffic

404.9K

20.30M

Solar Electricity Share

0.26%

8.6%

Tourism Revenue

$724,000,000

$24,615,400,390.63

Domestic Patents

3.0

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.39%

9.0%

Irrigated Land

40 km²

940 km²

Air Passengers

5.73M

91.06M

Water Withdrawal

0.16 B m³

2.3 B m³

Airports

3.0

Electricity Carbon Intensity

902.24 gCO2/kWh

467.51 gCO2/kWh

Highest Elevation

135 m

1.9K m

GDP (Nominal)

$47,109,734,308.51

$552,324,846,834.58

Scientific Publications

671.6

6.4K

Coastline Length

161 km

1.3K km

Foreign Patents

326

2.4K

Population

1.57M

10.09M

Agricultural Land (%)

10.13%

5.5%

Electric Generating Capacity

7.03M kW

44.46M kW

Total CO2 Emissions

37.97 Mt CO2e

200.56 Mt CO2e

Infant Mortality

7.2 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

Electricity Generation

36.17 TWh

177.25 TWh

Forest Coverage (%)

0.95%

4.5%

Tourist Arrivals

1.91M

8.08M

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.74 per 1k

3.0 per 1k

Child Mortality

8.6 per 1k births

5.0 per 1k births

Merchant Fleet Size

184

655

Homicide Rate

0.20 per 100k

0.69 per 100k

Armed Forces Personnel

19.0K

63.0K

Smoking Rate

15%

9.0%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

15.2% of adults

9.2% of adults

Death Rate

2.9 per 1k

1.7 per 1k

Spirits Consumption

0.57 L/person/yr

1.5 L/person/yr

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

58.5 µg/m³

36.31 µg/m³

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

5.9% of GDP

15.3% of GDP

Women in Parliament (%)

20%

50%

Broadband Access (%)

17 per 100 people

37 per 100 people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

8.9 per 1M people

19.22 per 1M people

Education Spending (% GDP)

1.9% of GDP

3.9% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,110.68

$2,314.75

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

3.0 sites

2.0 sites

Military Spending

2.9% of GDP

5.6% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

2.1%

Inflation Rate

0.90%

1.7%

GNI Per Capita

$28,090

$51,550

Alcohol Consumption

1.3 L/adult/yr

2.1 L/adult/yr

Protected Land (%)

11.7%

19.2%

Insufficient Physical Activity

37.94% of adults

60.93% of adults

Road Traffic Death Rate

8.1 per 100k

5.9 per 100k

GDP Growth Rate

2.6%

4.0%

Dependency Ratio

29.15% of working-age pop.

21.77% of working-age pop.

Electoral Democracy Index

0.14

0.10

Can Raise Emergency Money

55.55% of adults

81.64% of adults

Seafood Consumption per Person

18.75 kg/person/yr

27.02 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

5.7% of GDP

8.3% of GDP

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

40.51 per 100k

57.68 per 100k

Corruption Perceptions Index

50 pts

69 pts

Energy Use (Per Capita)

10.7K kg oil eq/person

8.3K kg oil eq/person

Imports (% GDP)

70.14% of GDP

92.2% of GDP

Food Waste per Person

183.29 kg/person/yr

150.41 kg/person/yr

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

160 per 100 people

203 per 100 people

CO2 Per Capita

24.27 t/person/yr

20.13 t/person/yr

Liberal Democracy Index

0.06

0.08

Obesity Rate

37.19%

31.55%

Exports (% GDP)

87.67% of GDP

106.85% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.8% of GDP

4.7% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

100%

85.82%

Youth Unemployment Rate

5.4% of youth labor force

6.5% of youth labor force

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$66,941.24

$79,228.74

Youth Population (%)

18.72%

16.11%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.7 per 1k

2.0 per 1k

Birth Rate

12.08 per 1k

10.65 per 1k

Credit Card Ownership

29.85% of adults

26.84% of adults

University Enrollment Rate

58.37%

63.74%

Big Mac Price

$4.77

$5.17

Life Evaluation Score

6.3 pts

6.8 pts

Women's Political Empowerment

0.57

0.61

Median Age

32.9 years

31.2 years

Human Development Index

0.90

0.94

Hypertension Prevalence

38.8% of adults

39.4% of adults

Life Expectancy

81.3 years

82.9 years

Fertility Rate

1.6 children/woman

Adult Literacy Rate

97.82%

98.81%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

99.09%

Digital Payments Used

77.26% of adults

76.61% of adults

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

30 days/yr

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

0.11%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Renewable Energy (%)

1.0%

Internet Users (%)

100%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

98.9%

98.64%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

0 kWh/person

14.7K kWh/person

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

1.1K km

Official Languages Count

1.0

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0 per 100k people

0.71 per 100k people

Border Neighbors

2.0