Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bahrain fits inside Qatar 14 times.
Bahrain: 800 km² (2023) · Qatar: 11,490 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Qatar’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 161 km (2026 edition) · Qatar: 563 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bahrain’s highest peak towers 32 m above Qatar’s.
Bahrain: 135 m (2026 edition) · Qatar: 103 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Qatar has 86% more people than Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.6 million (2025) · Qatar: 2.97 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bahrain is 7.7 times as densely populated as Qatar.
Bahrain: 2,000 per km² (2025) · Qatar: 259 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Qatar and Bahrain are practically level.
Bahrain: 172.8 cm (2019) · Qatar: 173.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Qatar are 2.4 cm taller than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 158.3 cm (2019) · Qatar: 160.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Qatar is 0.31 years older than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 32.9 years (2023) · Qatar: 33.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bahrain have 0.1 more children on average than in Qatar.
Bahrain: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Qatar: 1.72 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.0% of people in Bahrain are 65 or older, versus 1.7% in Qatar.
Bahrain: 4% (2025) · Qatar: 1.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahrain and Qatar are practically level.
Bahrain: 0 (2025) · Qatar: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bahrain and Qatar are practically level.
Bahrain: 1 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Qatar’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: $49 billion (2025) · Qatar: $216 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Qatar produces 82% more per person than Bahrain.
Bahrain: Int$70,997 (2025) · Qatar: Int$128,883 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bahrain: no data · Qatar: 35.1 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 1.1% in Bahrain, versus 0.1% in Qatar.
Bahrain: 1.1% (2025) · Qatar: 0.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Qatar spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Bahrain 2.9%.
Bahrain: 2.9% (2024) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Qatar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 43% (2025) · Qatar: 56% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Qatar spends 53% more on health per person than Bahrain.
Bahrain: $1,176 (2023) · Qatar: $1,804 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Qatar live 1.1 years longer than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 81.4 years (2024) · Qatar: 82.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bahrain is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Qatar.
Bahrain: 7.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Qatar: 4.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Qatar has 4.1 times as many doctors per person as Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Qatar: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Qatar are obese, versus 36% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 35.5% (2024) · Qatar: 42.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Bahrain smoke, versus 13% in Qatar.
Bahrain: 15.4% (2024) · Qatar: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Qatar rate their lives 0.12 points higher than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 6.25 (2025) · Qatar: 6.37 (2018)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Bahrain drink 55% more alcohol than in Qatar.
Bahrain: 2 litres (2023) · Qatar: 1.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bahrain has 7% more meat per person than Qatar.
Bahrain: 76.3 kg (2023) · Qatar: 71.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bahrain has 172 kcal more food per person per day than Qatar.
Bahrain: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Qatar: 3,251 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Qatar put in 383 more hours a year than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 2,052 hours (2023) · Qatar: 2,435 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bahrain went to school 0.36 years longer than in Qatar.
Bahrain: 11.1 years (2023) · Qatar: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bahrain welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Qatar (2019).
Bahrain: 4.17 (2024) · Qatar: 0.96 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Bahrain are online, versus 98% in Qatar.
Bahrain: 100% (2024) · Qatar: 98% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Bahrain and Qatar are practically level.
Bahrain: 100% (2024) · Qatar: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Bahrain live in cities, versus 99% in Qatar.
Bahrain: 100% (2025) · Qatar: 99% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bahrain has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Qatar 154.
Bahrain: 160 (2024) · Qatar: 154 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Qatar fly 3.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bahrain.
Bahrain: 3.58 (2023) · Qatar: 12.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 0.9% of Bahrain, but only 0.0% of Qatar.
Bahrain: 1% (2023) · Qatar: 0% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Qatar emits 70% more CO₂ than someone in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 24.3 t (2024) · Qatar: 41.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
4.1% of Qatar’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.3% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.3% (2024) · Qatar: 4.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Qatar carries 57% more fine dust than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 48.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Bahrain as in Qatar.
Bahrain: 0.2 per 100k (2022) · Qatar: 0.1 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bahrain are 11% deadlier than in Qatar.
Bahrain: 8.1 per 100k (2021) · Qatar: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Qatar is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Bahrain.
Bahrain: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 28.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Qatar gets 6% more rain than Bahrain.
Bahrain: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 64 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bahrain bigger than Qatar?
Qatar is larger. Bahrain fits inside Qatar 14 times.
Which has more people, Bahrain or Qatar?
Qatar has 86% more people than Bahrain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bahrain or Qatar?
People in Qatar live 1.1 years longer than in Bahrain. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Bahrain and 82.5 in Qatar.
Are people taller in Bahrain or Qatar?
Qatar and Bahrain are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
