Bahrain vs Iran: Democracy
Bahrain
0
in 2025
Iran
2
in 2025
Bahrain rank
142nd
Iran rank
139th
Democracy over time
- Bahrain
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 0 in Bahrain, a difference of 2.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 142nd and Iran ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0 | 1.67 | 1.67 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bahrain or Iran?
- Iran, at 2 against 0 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bahrain and Iran?
- 2, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for democracy?
- Bahrain ranks 142nd and Iran ranks 139th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.