Bahrain vs Iraq: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Bahrain
-0.858
in 2025
Iraq
-0.928
in 2025
Bahrain rank
137th
Iraq rank
139th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Bahrain
- Iraq
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports -0.858 against -0.928 in Iraq, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Bahrain ranks 137th and Iraq ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.68 | -1.04 | 1.65 | Iraq |
| 1910s | -2.68 | -0.6737 | 2.01 | Iraq |
| 1920s | -0.979 | 0.189 | 1.17 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.157 | 0.189 | 0.032 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.157 | 0.189 | 0.032 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -0.1261 | 0.085 | 0.2111 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.162 | -0.4625 | 0.6245 | Bahrain |
| 1970s | -0.2381 | -0.474 | 0.2359 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | -0.133 | -0.595 | 0.462 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | -0.133 | -1.77 | 1.63 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | -0.1957 | -1.53 | 1.34 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -1.65 | 0.2485 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | -0.858 | -1.05 | 0.19 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Bahrain or Iraq?
- Bahrain, at -0.858 against -0.928 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Bahrain and Iraq?
- 0.07, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iraq rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Bahrain ranks 137th and Iraq ranks 139th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.