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Bahrain vs Serbia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 100 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bahrain
bhr
Leads on 37 of 100 metrics
Serbia
srb
Leads on 52 of 100 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bahrain and Serbia: Bahrain leads on Major Urban Areas Population (709,000 people) against Serbia (1.41 people); Bahrain leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (913,300) against Serbia (3.23); Serbia leads on Agricultural land (34,930 sq. km) against Bahrain (81 sq. km). Across 100 compared metrics, Bahrain wins on 37 and Serbia wins on 52.

  • Communications: 3 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)100 %★87.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score30.24 points53.55 points★

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country138.16M $5.16B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars54.45B $105.51B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.75 %3.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.25★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.33 %8.2 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP8.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7696.6★
Electricity Consumption26.1129.81★
Electricity Exports213★6.43
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★65
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants035★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables01★
Electricity Imports276★5.07
Electricity Installed Capacity3.937.34★
Electricity Production26.8136.54★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)554.2 USD per capita★91.88 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment19.9★18.4
Gross National Saving19.8★15.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.1 %2.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption15.89★2.72
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports02.01★
Natural Gas Production15.89509.7★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves92.03★48.14
Oil Consumption47,00088,000★
Oil Exports239,900★4,815
Oil Imports213,000★78,600
Oil Production46,430★14,310
Oil Proved Reserves124.6★77.5
Population Below Poverty LineNA23.2 people
Public Debt111.673.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3 USD3.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption61,00074,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports245,300★15,750
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,53018,720★
Refined Petroleum Products Production274,500★74,350
Remittances07.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.38★
Taxes and Other Revenues2.823.9★
Unemployment Rate1.2 %★7.4 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)216,764-887,880★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions47.8244.78★
Population Distributionsmallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraqa fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Water Resources116162.2★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization38.44 %★2.74 %
Agricultural land81 sq. km34,930 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)161 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant345.63 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land40550★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.01 %★51.23 %
Administrative Divisions4117★
Independence15★5
Suffrage Participation Rate20★18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)99.1617.57★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)22.1★10.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km5.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)17 %11 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.8 %21.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<500 (2017 est.)3,300
Underweight Children Under 5NA1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)19,00032,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Currently married (Percent)57.01 %★51.54 %
Human Capital Index0.70.75★
Life expectancy at birth83.55 years★81.99 years
Median age of population34.46 years44.56 years★
Population Change39,245.9 persons★-34,673.3 persons
Population density2,143.13 per sq. km86.8 per sq. km★
Total population1.68M persons6.64M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.20.6★
Birth Rate (%)12.08 %★8.72 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA62.3 %
Death Rate (%)2.86 %★14.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.9 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age373,101.9 persons1.42M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate913,300★3.23
Learning-adjusted years of school10.24 years11.35 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population709,000 people★1.41 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.74180.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.03 %★65.92 %
Physician Density0.74 people/sq km3.1 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.79 %★-0.6 %
Population living in slums0 %1.3 %★
Total deaths3,345.3 persons★77,453.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.77 %53.17 %★
Total fertility rate1.77 per woman★1.49 per woman
Total net-migration23,202 persons★-14,087.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.84 per live births4.33 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.27★0.39
Airports346★
Heliports811★

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