Bahrain vs Kuwait

Bahrain and Kuwait compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Kuwait has about 3 times as many people as Bahrain: 4.9 million against 1.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kuwait ($32,312) is 6% higher than in Bahrain ($30,597) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bahrain (3.5%) than in Kuwait (2.7%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kuwait (2.4%) than in Bahrain (-0.1%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kuwait (2.2%) than in Bahrain (1.1%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Kuwait can expect to live 3.2 years longer than one born in Bahrain: 84.6 years against 81.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Kuwait is older: half of its people are over 34.5 years, against 32.9 years in Bahrain in 2023.
• The same share of people used the internet in Bahrain (100% in 2024) and Kuwait (100% in 2025).
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Bahrain (23.9 tonnes) and Kuwait (23.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bahrain (4.9%) than in Kuwait (0.4%), a difference of 4.5 percentage points in 2024.