Bahrain vs Iran: Democracy
Bahrain
2
in 2025
Iran
2
in 2025
Bahrain rank
153rd
Iran rank
153rd
Democracy over time
- Bahrain
- Iran
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 2 against 2 in Iran, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 153rd and Iran ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Iran |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iran |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bahrain or Iran?
- Bahrain, at 2 against 2 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bahrain and Iran?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for democracy?
- Bahrain ranks 153rd and Iran ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical 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 non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).