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Bahrain vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bahrain
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Leads on 36 of 106 metrics
Vietnam
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Leads on 56 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bahrain and Vietnam: Bahrain leads on Televisions (275,000) against Vietnam (3.57); Bahrain leads on Major Urban Areas Population (709,000 people) against Vietnam (9.32 people); Bahrain leads on Radios (338,000) against Vietnam (8.20). Across 106 compared metrics, Bahrain wins on 36 and Vietnam wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)100 %★84.15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score30.24 points★19.74 points
Radios338,000★8.2
Televisions275,000★3.57
Waterwaysnone17,702

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country138.16M $59.61B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars54.45B $538.13B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.75 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.35★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.33 %7.07 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index76★70.8
Electricity Consumption26.11143.2★
Electricity Exports213713★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants043★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables01★
Electricity Imports276★2.73
Electricity Installed Capacity3.9340.77★
Electricity Production26.81158.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)554.2 USD per capita★40.26 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment19.928.2★
Gross National Saving19.829★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.1 %8.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %★3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDP★1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption15.89★8.1
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production15.89★8.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves92.03699.4★
Oil Consumption47,000320,000★
Oil Exports239,900277,300★
Oil Imports213,000★182,300
Oil Production46,430343,200★
Oil Proved Reserves124.6600★
Population Below Poverty LineNA6.7 people
Public Debt111.658.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3 USD7.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption61,000438,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports245,300★25,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,530282,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production274,500★153,800
Remittances03.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources01.49★
Taxes and Other Revenues2.9224.8★
Unemployment Rate1.2 %★1.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)216,764★23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions47.82★305.4
Continental Shelfnot specific;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Muharraqthough it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) h
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.11 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources116884.12★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization38.44 %★17.75 %
Agricultural land81 sq. km125,053 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)161 km3,444 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4046,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.01 %★47.72 %
Administrative Divisions458★
Independence15★2
Suffrage Participation Rate20★18

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)22.1★3.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)17 %★48 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.8 %2.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<500 (2017 est.)250,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)19,000522,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)57.01 %71.66 %★
Human Capital Index0.70.71★
Life expectancy at birth83.55 years★79.71 years
Median age of population34.46 years★33.9 years
Population Change39,245.9 persons531,764.7 persons★
Population density2,143.13 per sq. km326.41 per sq. km★
Total population1.68M persons102.21M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.20.22★
Birth Rate (%)12.08 %14.58 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA72.8 %
Death Rate (%)2.86 %★5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.9 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age373,101.9 persons26.05M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate913,300★57.13
Learning-adjusted years of school10.24 years10.97 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population709,000 people★9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.74★164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1517★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.03 %★87.65 %
Physician Density0.74 people/sq km1.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.79 %0.86 %★
Population living in slums0 %28.17 %★
Total deaths3,345.3 persons★686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.77 %61.77 %★
Total fertility rate1.77 per woman1.86 per woman★
Total net-migration23,202 persons★-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.84 per live births★19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇭 Bahrain🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.27★0.46
Airports336★
Civil Air Travel27controlled by military
Heliports826★

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