Bahrain vs Maldives: Share of the population that is female
Bahrain
38.0%
in 2025
Maldives
38.3%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
212th
Maldives rank
211th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Bahrain
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 38.3% against 38.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 212th and Maldives ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.9% | 46.0% | 0.9% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 46.4% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 47.0% | 6.8% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 47.5% | 6.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 46.9% | 7.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 41.3% | 3.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 38.1% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Bahrain or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 38.3% against 38.0% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Bahrain and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Maldives rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Bahrain ranks 212th and Maldives ranks 211th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.