Bahrain vs Syria

Bahrain scores 60.6 in the NationsTree Index (56th in the world) and Syria scores 24.9 (177th), a gap of 35.7 points. Their trees are 6.6 m and 5.7 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Syria has 16 times the population of Bahrain. Syria is 231 times larger than Bahrain by land area. Bahrain and Syria have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Bahrain 1.6 million and Syria 25.6 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $70,997 in Bahrain and $4,905 in Syria (2025, international dollars). People in Bahrain live on average 8.9 years longer (81.4 vs 72.6 years).

Of 27 indicators reported by both countries, Bahrain ranks higher in the world on 22 and Syria on 5. Bahrain is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, institutions & safety and trade. Syria is clearly stronger in land & people, tourism and natural resources.

As a nation, Syria is the older of the two (statehood since 1920, 106 years), compared with Bahrain (since 1971). Over the last five years Bahrain improved faster (direction score 55 vs 33 out of 100).