Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bahrain fits inside Saudi Arabia 2,687 times.
Bahrain: 800 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 16 times as long as Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 161 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 2,865 m above Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 135 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 23 times as many people as Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.6 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bahrain is 116 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 2,000 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Bahrain are 2.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 172.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are practically level.
Bahrain: 158.3 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bahrain is 3.6 years older than in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 32.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.5 more children on average than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.0% of people in Bahrain are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Bahrain: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Bahrain: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 26 times the size of Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: $49 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 4% more per person than Bahrain.
Bahrain: Int$70,997 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Saudi Arabia, versus 1.1% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Bahrain 2.9%.
Bahrain: 2.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 43% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 55% more on health per person than Bahrain.
Bahrain: $1,176 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bahrain live 2.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 81.4 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bahrain is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 7.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 36% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 35.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Bahrain smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 15.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 6.25 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Bahrain: 2 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Bahrain has 31% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 76.3 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 237 kcal more food per person per day than Bahrain.
Bahrain: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 72 more hours a year than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 2,052 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 0.48 years longer than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 11.1 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bahrain welcomed 4.9 times as many tourists per resident as Saudi Arabia (2019).
Bahrain: 4.17 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Bahrain: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Bahrain: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Bahrain live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 100% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are practically level.
Bahrain: 160 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bahrain: no data · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bahrain fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 3.58 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Bahrain: 1% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bahrain emits 19% more CO₂ than someone in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain: 24.3 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
2.2% of Saudi Arabia’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.3% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 5% more fine dust than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 48.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia as in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.2 per 100k (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 2.3 times as deadly as in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 8.1 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Bahrain.
Bahrain: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are nearly identical here.
Bahrain: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bahrain bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Bahrain fits inside Saudi Arabia 2,687 times.
Which has more people, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 23 times as many people as Bahrain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
People in Bahrain live 2.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Bahrain and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Bahrain are 2.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
