Bahrain vs China: Democracy

Bahrain
0
in 2018
China
0
in 2018
Bahrain rank
147th
China rank
147th

Democracy over time

  • Bahrain
  • China
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.

Bahrain ranks 147th and China ranks 147th of 168 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain China Difference Ahead
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0 0 0
2010s 0.1111 0 0.1111 Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahrain or China?
Bahrain, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahrain and China?
0, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and China?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bahrain and China rank globally for democracy?
Bahrain ranks 147th and China ranks 147th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).