Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Bahrain
Bahrain: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0075 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0085 units per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.0058 units per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
51
1972–2023
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Bahrain, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.0075 units per square kilometre for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Bahrain peaked at 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
Bahrain ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.0075 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 298.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.0075 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 388.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 3 Tuvalu 0.0333 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Maldives 0.0168 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 San Marino 0.0167 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Liechtenstein 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Malta 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Grenada 0.0059 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Bahrain?
- Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Bahrain was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Bahrain rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.