Bahrain vs Malaysia: Multi-party elections
Bahrain
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Bahrain
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Bahrain or Malaysia?
- Bahrain, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Malaysia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.