Bahrain vs Cyprus: Political opposition
Bahrain
1
in 2025
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Cyprus rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1 against 1 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Cyprus ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political opposition, Bahrain or Cyprus?
- Bahrain, at 1 against 1 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Bahrain and Cyprus?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cyprus?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Cyprus rank globally for political opposition?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.