Bahrain vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Political civil liberties index

Bahrain
0.15
in 2025
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.158
in 2025
Bahrain rank
154th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
151st

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Bahrain
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 0.158 against 0.15 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Bahrain ranks 154th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 151st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1900s 0.068 0.1883 0.1203 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1910s 0.075 0.331 0.256 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1920s 0.1156 0.1619 0.0463 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1930s 0.167 0.0719 0.0951 Bahrain
1940s 0.157 0.3282 0.1712 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1950s 0.1549 0.2437 0.0888 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1960s 0.157 0.0939 0.0631 Bahrain
1970s 0.1661 0.1026 0.0635 Bahrain
1980s 0.106 0.0749 0.0311 Bahrain
1990s 0.1049 0.205 0.1001 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s 0.3906 0.2742 0.1164 Bahrain
2010s 0.1604 0.1509 0.0095 Bahrain
2020s 0.1477 0.1333 0.0143 Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bahrain or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 0.158 against 0.15 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bahrain and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
0.008, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Bahrain ranks 154th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 151st 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.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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