Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bahrain fits inside Qatar 15 times
Bahrain: 800 km² (2024) · Qatar: 11,637 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 10% of Bahrain, versus 6.4% of Qatar
Bahrain: 10.3% (2024) · Qatar: 6.4% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Bahrain hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Qatar
Bahrain: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Qatar: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahrain and Qatar are practically level
Bahrain: 0 (2026) · Qatar: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Bahrain: no data · Qatar: 0% (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 3.1%
Bahrain: 3.1% (2025) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bahrain: 2.8% (2020) · Qatar: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Bahrain has 47% more hospital beds per person than Qatar
Bahrain: 1.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Qatar: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Qatar is 20% higher than in Bahrain
Bahrain: 2.5 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 3 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bahrain has 2 more World Heritage sites than Qatar (3 against 1)
Bahrain: 3 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Qatar has won 9 Olympic medals, Bahrain 8
Bahrain: 8 (2026 edition) · Qatar: 9 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Qatar is 93% faster than in Bahrain
Bahrain: 209 Mbps (2026) · Qatar: 403 Mbps (2026)
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 4.9% of Bahrain, but only 0.1% of Qatar
Bahrain: 4.9% (2024) · Qatar: 0.1% (2024)
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 Qatar are 41% deadlier than in Bahrain
Bahrain: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 8.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bahrain bigger than Qatar?
Qatar is larger. Bahrain fits inside Qatar 15 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).
