Effective Power to Govern Score in Bahrain

Bahrain: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
2
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2009
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Effective Power to Govern Score in Bahrain, 2005–2025

00.511.522005201520252005: 22007: 22009: 12011: 12013: 12015: 12017: 12019: 12021: 12023: 12025: 1

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 1 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Bahrain peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.

Bahrain ranks 103rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.67 1 2 3
2010s 1 1 1 5
2020s 1 1 1 3

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 103 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
  3. 103 Cambodia 1 compare
  4. 103 Chad 1 compare
  5. 103 Cuba 1 compare
  6. 103 Eritrea 1 compare
  7. 103 Guinea 1 compare
  8. 103 Haiti 1 compare
  9. 103 Kuwait 1 compare
  10. 103 Laos 1 compare
  11. 103 Libya 1 compare
  12. 103 Mali 1 compare
  13. 103 Myanmar 1 compare
  14. 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
  15. 103 Niger 1 compare
  16. 103 North Korea 1 compare
  17. 103 Oman 1 compare
  18. 103 Qatar 1 compare
  19. 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  20. 103 South Sudan 1 compare
  21. 103 Sudan 1 compare
  22. 103 Syria 1 compare
  23. 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
  24. 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  25. 103 Yemen 1 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score in Bahrain?
Effective power to govern score in Bahrain was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
How does Bahrain rank for effective power to govern score?
Bahrain ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Effective Power to Govern Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.