BHD
…
INR
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Bahrain
765 km²
0.0% of largest
India is 4297.08× larger than Bahrain
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Bahrain
0.1% OF LARGEST
1.6M
PEOPLE
India has 914.71× the population of Bahrain
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Bahrain
1.2% OF LARGEST
$48.97B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Bahrain
0.6% OF LARGEST
8.2K
TROOPS
India has 176.22× the active personnel of Bahrain
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Bahrain
4.9% OF LARGEST
106
AIRCRAFT
India has 20.58× the aircraft of Bahrain
Naval Assets
India
Bahrain
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Bahrain
0.5% OF LARGEST
4.7
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Bahrain
0.8% OF LARGEST
$4B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Bahrain
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Bahrain
$41.3B
Exports
$41.3B
Imports
$33.0B
Trade Balance
+$8.3B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Bahrain
supply
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Bahrain
Beer
litres / person / yr
Bahrain
supply
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Bahrain
supply
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Bahrain
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Bahrain
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Bahrain
4
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
8
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 8
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Bahrain
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
Bahrain
32.9
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Bahrain is 4.7 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
India has the highest elderly population at 8.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Bahrain
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
0
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
3
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Bahrain
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
|
| Rent Index |
|
|
| Groceries Index |
|
|
| Restaurant Price Index |
|
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| Local Purchasing Power |
|
|
| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $10 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $45 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $950 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $750 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $140 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $42 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $38 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Bahrain
India
Physicians per 1,000
Bahrain
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Bahrain
India
Diabetes prevalence
Bahrain
India
Obesity prevalence
Bahrain
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Bahrain
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Bahrain vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Bahrain | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1600366 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 765 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Manama | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Arabic | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Bahraini Dinar (BHD) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Constitutional monarchy | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Bahrain | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 8,200 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 0 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 8,200 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $1,400,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 180 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 203 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 82 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 36 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 9 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Bahrain | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $48,965,725,532 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $30,597 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 29.0 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Bahraini Dinar (BHD) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 4297.1 times larger in area than Bahrain.
That's a massive difference!
India has 914.7 times more people than Bahrain.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Bahrain has the highest GDP per capita at $30,597 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Bahrain vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 80.8x larger than Bahrain's $49B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 914.7x larger than Bahrain's 2M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 4297.1x larger than Bahrain.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Bahrain's 8.2Thousand.
Trade: Bahrain runs a trade surplus of $8B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Bahrain leads with a life expectancy of 81 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology