Bahrain: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 100.0% (2024), 1st of 188 in the world and 1st of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 159.5 (2024), 25th of 210 in the world and 7th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 17.0 (2024), 97th of 208 in the world and 6th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Bahrain in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 1/188 | 1/21 | 6.2% | 55.0% | 99.7% | +9.5 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 159.52024 | 25/210 | 7/23 | 30.7 | 129.2 | 119.4 | −10%since 2014 | 107.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 17.02024 | 97/208 | 6/23 | 0.22001 | 12.8 | 10.2 | −22%since 2014 | 9.7 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 15.92024 | 78/213 | 10/23 | 25.5 | 18.8 | 18.5 | −27%since 2014 | 10.2 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 7,0642024 | 65/215 | 3/23 | · | 76 | 453 | +2,306%since 2014 | 1,179 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 11/215 | 2/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 11/211 | 2/22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 12/213 | 2/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 6/192 | 2/22 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 23,846 kWh2024 | 2/149 | 1/20 | 20,863 kWh | 18,219 kWh | 21,443 kWh | +20%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 9,511 kgoe2024 | 5/150 | 3/20 | 12,833 kgoe | 10,318 kgoe | 10,834 kgoe | −7.3%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 2.8%2024 | 146/149 | 20/20 | 4.0% | 6.8% | 4.8% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+9.5 pp100.0% in 2024
- Secure servers+2,306%7,064 in 2024
- Power losses−1.1 pp2.8% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−22%17.0 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Bahrain and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahrain. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahrain | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 100.0%2024 | 85.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 159.52024 | 174.12024 | 159.52024 |
| Fixed broadband | 17.02024 | 12.12024 | 44.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 15.92024 | 30.82024 | 19.72024 |
| Secure servers | 7,0642024 | 7,2262024 | 4832024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |