Bahrain vs Latvia

Bahrain and Latvia 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.

• Latvia has about 1.2 times as many people as Bahrain: 1.8 million against 1.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Bahrain ($30,597) is 16% higher than in Latvia ($26,312) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bahrain (3.5%) than in Latvia (2.1%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Latvia (3.7%) than in Bahrain (-0.1%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Latvia (6.6%) than in Bahrain (1.1%), a difference of 5.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Bahrain can expect to live 5 years longer than one born in Latvia: 81.4 years against 76.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Latvia is older: half of its people are over 43.1 years, against 32.9 years in Bahrain in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bahrain (100%) than in Latvia (92.7%), a difference of 7.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bahrain (23.9 tonnes) are about 6.6 times as high as in Latvia (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Latvia (55.6%) than in Bahrain (4.9%), a difference of 50.7 percentage points in 2024.