Bahrain vs Guinea-Bissau: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Bahrain
0.164
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.156
in 2023
Bahrain rank
144th
Guinea-Bissau rank
145th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Bahrain
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.164 against 0.156 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Bahrain ranks 144th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.014 | 0 | 0.014 | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 0.0856 | 0 | 0.0856 | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 0.004 | 0 | 0.004 | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 0.004 | 0 | 0.004 | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 0.004 | 0 | 0.004 | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 0.006 | 0 | 0.006 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.065 | 0.0975 | 0.0325 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.065 | 0.156 | 0.091 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.1145 | 0.156 | 0.0415 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Bahrain or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bahrain, at 0.164 against 0.156 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.008, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Bahrain ranks 144th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. 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 elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.