Science & Technology in Bahrain 39 indicators covering science & technology for Bahrain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.8% 96th Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 2024 down 10.1% 24th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person 2024 down 8.9% 22nd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.9% 147th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.56 million 2024 up 10.1% 145th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3,020 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.2% 6th Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year 2024 up 302.9% 63rd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 14.1% 46th Scientific and technical journal articles 718.3 2023 up 209.7% 90th Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2023 up 146.1% 56th Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 126.8% 102nd Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.8979 units per square kilometre 2023 up 198.1% 5th Digital connectivity composite index 0.3932 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 61.0% 57th Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 17.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.0% 31st Mobile phone subscriptions 2.56 million 2024 up 10.1% 145th Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people 2024 down 10.1% 24th Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people 2024 down 10.1% 24th Patent applications, nonresidents 326 2021 up 134.5% 54th Share of the population using the Internet 100.0% 2024 up 10.5% 1st Number of people using the Internet 1.59 million people 2024 up 33.5% 141st Patent applications, residents 3 2021 up 200.0% 119th Proportion of individuals using the Internet 100.0% 2024 up 10.5% 1st Patents - technology diffusion 2 Patents 2023 up 100.0% 79th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 16.99 per 100 people 2024 down 22.4% 97th Landline Internet subscriptions 273,063 2024 down 5.0% 114th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 16.99 per 100 population 2024 down 22.4% 103rd Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 100.0% 2024 up 2.1% 1st Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 100.0% 2024 up 4.6% 1st Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 100.0% 2024 up 4.6% 1st Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Annual patent applications per million people 1.99 applications per million people 2021 up 138.3% 103rd Annual patent applications 3 2021 up 200.0% 119th Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 271,479 number 2024 up 1,485.0% 97th Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network 100.0% 2024 — 1st Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications 61.7% 2024 up 87.0% 2nd Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st