Bahrain vs Iran: Elite Consultations Score
Bahrain
-0.736
in 2025
Iran
-0.724
in 2025
Bahrain rank
152nd
Iran rank
151st
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Bahrain
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports -0.724 against -0.736 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 152nd and Iran ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.68 | -1.51 | 0.1671 | Iran |
| 1910s | -1.68 | -0.938 | 0.744 | Iran |
| 1920s | -1.68 | -1.7 | 0.019 | Bahrain |
| 1930s | -0.953 | -2.8 | 1.85 | Bahrain |
| 1940s | -0.953 | -0.9532 | 0.0002 | Bahrain |
| 1950s | -0.953 | -0.7785 | 0.1745 | Iran |
| 1960s | -0.953 | -1.68 | 0.7234 | Bahrain |
| 1970s | -0.0117 | -1.5 | 1.49 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | -0.952 | 0.2958 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1990s | -0.3994 | 0.391 | 0.7904 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.1941 | 0.341 | 0.1469 | Iran |
| 2010s | -0.7554 | 0.1903 | 0.9457 | Iran |
| 2020s | -0.736 | -0.7123 | 0.0237 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Bahrain or Iran?
- Iran, at -0.724 against -0.736 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Bahrain and Iran?
- 0.012, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd and Iran ranks 151st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.