Bahrain vs Equatorial Guinea: Population
Bahrain
1.57 million people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
1.85 million people
in 2023
Bahrain rank
153rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
151st
Population over time
- Bahrain
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.85 million people against 1.57 million people in Bahrain, a difference of 277,890 people.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Bahrain ranks 153rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 136,140 people | 245,377 people | 109,237 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 196,200 people | 295,925 people | 99,725 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 278,754 people | 294,560 people | 15,807 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 425,218 people | 373,178 people | 52,040 people | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 585,507 people | 564,783 people | 20,724 people | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 909,348 people | 919,287 people | 9,939 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.43 million people | 81,064 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.52 million people | 1.78 million people | 259,605 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Bahrain or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.85 million people against 1.57 million people in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Bahrain and Equatorial Guinea?
- 277,890 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for population?
- Bahrain ranks 153rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.