Bahrain vs Egypt: Political civil liberties index
Bahrain
0.15
in 2025
Egypt
0.145
in 2025
Bahrain rank
154th
Egypt rank
155th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Bahrain
- Egypt
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.15 against 0.145 in Egypt, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Bahrain ranks 154th and Egypt ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.068 | 0.3703 | 0.3023 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.075 | 0.3723 | 0.2973 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.1156 | 0.3727 | 0.2571 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.167 | 0.3569 | 0.1899 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.157 | 0.356 | 0.199 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.1549 | 0.1955 | 0.0406 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.157 | 0.1141 | 0.0429 | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 0.1661 | 0.2115 | 0.0454 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.106 | 0.2663 | 0.1603 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.1049 | 0.2913 | 0.1864 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3906 | 0.3022 | 0.0884 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.1604 | 0.2414 | 0.081 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1477 | 0.1337 | 0.014 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bahrain or Egypt?
- Bahrain, at 0.15 against 0.145 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bahrain and Egypt?
- 0.005, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Egypt?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Egypt rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Bahrain ranks 154th and Egypt ranks 155th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.