Bahrain vs Kuwait: Democracy
Bahrain
1
in 2025
Kuwait
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
80th
Kuwait rank
80th
Democracy over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1 against 1 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 80th and Kuwait ranks 80th of 128 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.67 | 0.6667 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 1 against 1 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for democracy?
- Bahrain ranks 80th and Kuwait ranks 80th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).