How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Congo?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Congo: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Bahrain

0.34

in 2025

Congo

0.32

in 2025

Bahrain rank

140th

Congo rank

142nd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Bahrain
Congo

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.34 against 0.32 in Congo, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Bahrain ranks 140th and Congo ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 10 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.072	0.072	0	—
1910s	0.072	0.072	0	—
1920s	0.2625	0.072	0.1905	Bahrain
1930s	0.4194	0.072	0.3474	Bahrain
1940s	0.421	0.0732	0.3478	Bahrain
1950s	0.4295	0.0774	0.3521	Bahrain
1960s	0.474	0.3111	0.1629	Bahrain
1970s	0.449	0.127	0.322	Bahrain
1980s	0.423	0.113	0.31	Bahrain
1990s	0.423	0.3803	0.0427	Bahrain
2000s	0.4628	0.266	0.1968	Bahrain
2010s	0.2396	0.2684	0.0288	Congo
2020s	0.34	0.334	0.006	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Bahrain or Congo?: Bahrain, at 0.34 against 0.32 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Bahrain and Congo?: 0.02, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Congo?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Congo rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Bahrain ranks 140th and Congo ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.