Bahrain vs Eswatini: Rule of law index

Bahrain
0.245
in 2025
Eswatini
0.225
in 2025
Bahrain rank
131st
Eswatini rank
132nd

Rule of law index over time

  • Bahrain
  • Eswatini
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.245 against 0.225 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.

Bahrain ranks 131st and Eswatini ranks 132nd of 173 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Eswatini Difference Ahead
1900s 0.04 0.3334 0.2934 Eswatini
1910s 0.04 0.347 0.307 Eswatini
1920s 0.1582 0.355 0.1968 Eswatini
1930s 0.302 0.355 0.053 Eswatini
1940s 0.302 0.355 0.053 Eswatini
1950s 0.3046 0.3628 0.0582 Eswatini
1960s 0.315 0.3742 0.0592 Eswatini
1970s 0.2354 0.3797 0.1443 Eswatini
1980s 0.216 0.3672 0.1512 Eswatini
1990s 0.2192 0.341 0.1218 Eswatini
2000s 0.281 0.305 0.024 Eswatini
2010s 0.2165 0.301 0.0845 Eswatini
2020s 0.2515 0.269 0.0175 Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bahrain or Eswatini?
Bahrain, at 0.245 against 0.225 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bahrain and Eswatini?
0.02, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Eswatini?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Eswatini rank globally for rule of law index?
Bahrain ranks 131st and Eswatini ranks 132nd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed