Portulans Institute

Bahrain

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Key Indicators
Income Group High income
Regional Group Arab States
Population (Total) 1,472,233
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 57,921

Performance Overview

ISO3

BHR

Country

Bahrain

Score

52.48

Rank

51

Technology

43.90

People

45.18

Governance

63.45

Impact

57.41

Pillar: Technology Score: 43.90 Rank: 54
SCORERANK

Access

67.00 59

1. Mobile tariffs

56.01 77

2. Handset prices

57.39 50

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

13.35 101

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

100.001

5. International Internet bandwidth

75.24 44

6. Internet access in schools

100.001

Content

17.82 93

1. GitHub commits

8.40 60

2. Internet domain registrations

3.28 72

3. Mobile apps development

59.20 88

4. AI scientific publications

0.40 118

Future technologies

46.87 31

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

65.71 30

2. Investment in emerging technologies

n/a

3. Robot density

n/a

4. Computer software spending

28.03 45
Pillar: People Score: 45.18 Rank: 62
SCORERANK

Individuals

61.42 9

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

9.99 64

2. ICT skills in the education system

72.08 24

3. Use of virtual social networks

93.84 2

4. Tertiary enrollment

41.72 48

5. Adult literacy rate

89.49 60

6. AI talent concentration

n/a

Businesses

33.41 98

1. Firms with website

n/a

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

26.93 65

3. Knowledge intensive employment

31.21 65

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

74.99 87

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

0.51 79

Governments

40.71 61

1. Government online services

72.62 54

2. Publication and use of open data

17.65 76

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

70.91 18

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

1.64 105
Pillar: Governance Score: 63.45 Rank: 53
SCORERANK

Trust

48.66 62

1. Secure internet servers

48.77 73

2. Cybersecurity

77.47 68

3. Online access to financial account

40.00 46

4. Internet shopping

28.38 61

Regulation

70.80 51

1. Regulatory quality

68.78 35

2. ICT regulatory environment

84.12 64

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

76.36 19

4. E-commerce legislation

100.001

5. Privacy protection by law content

24.72 125

Inclusion

70.88 47

1. E-Participation

43.03 85

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

75.64 66

3. Availability of local online content

88.94 14

4. Gender gap in Internet use

71.55 26

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

75.26 26
Pillar: Impact Score: 57.41 Rank: 47
SCORERANK

Economy

27.07 68

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

10.40 91

2. High-tech exports

7.82 81

3. PCT patent applications

3.21 63

4. Domestic market size

42.98 92

5. Prevalence of gig economy

63.66 25

6. ICT services exports

34.35 25

Quality of life

79.50 29

1. Happiness

71.06 45

2. Freedom to make life choices

94.98 6

3. Income inequality

n/a

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

72.47 67

SDG Contribution

65.66 61

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

70.70 63

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

n/a

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

54.87 114

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

40.61 126

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

96.47 8

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