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Western Asia · sovereign state

Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain

Capital
Manama
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Bahraini dinar
People
1.6 million (2025)
Neighbours
none by land
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Bahrain

  • 4th highest CO₂ per person 24.3 t · #4 of 203 · 2024
  • 4th lowest tax revenue (central government) 2.8% · #4 of 150 · 2020
  • 6th highest population density 2,000 per km² · #6 of 209 · 2025

Surprising facts about Bahrain

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Bahrain’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Bahrain among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Bahrain sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Bahrain across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Nearest countries

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Bahrain has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Bahrain.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people