World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bahrain fits inside the median country 139 times.
Bahrain: 800 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 161 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,200 m above Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 135 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 4.6 times as many people as Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.6 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bahrain is 20 times as densely populated as the median country.
Bahrain: 2,000 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The median country and Bahrain are practically level.
Bahrain: 172.8 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.3 cm taller than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 158.3 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bahrain is 1.8 years older than in the median country.
Bahrain: 32.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.1 more children on average than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.0% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 4% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahrain and the median country are practically level.
Bahrain: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bahrain and the median country are practically level.
Bahrain: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bahrain’s economy is 8% larger than the median country’s.
Bahrain: $49 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bahrain produces 3.4 times as much per person as the median country.
Bahrain: Int$70,997 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bahrain: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 1.1% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bahrain spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Bahrain: 2.9% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bahrain’s.
Bahrain: 43% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bahrain spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Bahrain: $1,176 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bahrain live 6.8 years longer than in the median country.
Bahrain: 81.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 73% more likely to die before turning one than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 7.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
36% of adults in Bahrain are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Bahrain: 35.5% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 15% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 15.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Bahrain rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in the median country.
Bahrain: 6.25 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bahrain has 36% more meat per person than the median country.
Bahrain: 76.3 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bahrain has 485 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Bahrain: 3,423 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bahrain put in 78 more hours a year than in the median country.
Bahrain: 2,052 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bahrain went to school 1.2 years longer than in the median country.
Bahrain: 11.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bahrain welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Bahrain: 4.17 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Bahrain are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Bahrain: 100% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Bahrain and the median country are practically level.
Bahrain: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Bahrain live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Bahrain: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bahrain has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Bahrain: 160 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bahrain: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bahrain fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Bahrain: 3.58 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.9% of Bahrain.
Bahrain: 1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bahrain emits 8.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Bahrain: 24.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.3% in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.3% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bahrain carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Bahrain: 48.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 0.2 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 52% deadlier than in Bahrain.
Bahrain: 8.1 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bahrain is on average 3.7 °C warmer than the median country.
Bahrain: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 17 times as much rain as Bahrain.
Bahrain: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bahrain bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Bahrain fits inside the median country 139 times.
Which has more people, Bahrain or the median country?
The median country has 4.6 times as many people as Bahrain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bahrain or the median country?
People in Bahrain live 6.8 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Bahrain and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Bahrain or the median country?
The median country and Bahrain are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).