What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Bahrain?

The highest recorded value was 0.445 in 2002.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Bahrain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 1900.

How does Bahrain rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Bahrain ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Bahrain?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bahrain data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Bahrain

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Bahrain
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahrain: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.429 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.429

Change on year

up 4.9%

World rank

130th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.445

in 2002

All-time low

0.087

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Bahrain, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 0.429 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Bahrain peaked at 0.445 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.087, in 1900.

That places Bahrain 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Bahrain, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.087	—
1901	0.087	+0.0%
1902	0.087	+0.0%
1903	0.087	+0.0%
1904	0.087	+0.0%
1905	0.087	+0.0%
1906	0.087	+0.0%
1907	0.087	+0.0%
1908	0.087	+0.0%
1909	0.087	+0.0%
1910	0.087	+0.0%
1911	0.087	+0.0%
1912	0.087	+0.0%
1913	0.087	+0.0%
1914	0.087	+0.0%
1915	0.087	+0.0%
1916	0.087	+0.0%
1917	0.087	+0.0%
1918	0.087	+0.0%
1919	0.097	+11.5%
1920	0.097	+0.0%
1921	0.097	+0.0%
1922	0.097	+0.0%
1923	0.113	+16.5%
1924	0.255	+125.7%
1925	0.255	+0.0%
1926	0.274	+7.5%
1927	0.274	+0.0%
1928	0.274	+0.0%
1929	0.274	+0.0%
1930	0.364	+32.8%
1931	0.364	+0.0%
1932	0.394	+8.2%
1933	0.405	+2.8%
1934	0.405	+0.0%
1935	0.405	+0.0%
1936	0.405	+0.0%
1937	0.405	+0.0%
1938	0.405	+0.0%
1939	0.405	+0.0%
1940	0.424	+4.7%
1941	0.424	+0.0%
1942	0.424	+0.0%
1943	0.424	+0.0%
1944	0.424	+0.0%
1945	0.424	+0.0%
1946	0.424	+0.0%
1947	0.424	+0.0%
1948	0.424	+0.0%
1949	0.424	+0.0%
1950	0.424	+0.0%
1951	0.424	+0.0%
1952	0.424	+0.0%
1953	0.424	+0.0%
1954	0.424	+0.0%
1955	0.424	+0.0%
1956	0.424	+0.0%
1957	0.43	+1.4%
1958	0.43	+0.0%
1959	0.43	+0.0%
1960	0.437	+1.6%
1961	0.433	-0.9%
1962	0.433	+0.0%
1963	0.433	+0.0%
1964	0.433	+0.0%
1965	0.433	+0.0%
1966	0.433	+0.0%
1967	0.433	+0.0%
1968	0.433	+0.0%
1969	0.433	+0.0%
1970	0.444	+2.5%
1971	0.407	-8.3%
1972	0.375	-7.9%
1973	0.376	+0.3%
1974	0.376	+0.0%
1975	0.378	+0.5%
1976	0.363	-4.0%
1977	0.363	+0.0%
1978	0.363	+0.0%
1979	0.387	+6.6%
1980	0.391	+1.0%
1981	0.391	+0.0%
1982	0.391	+0.0%
1983	0.391	+0.0%
1984	0.391	+0.0%
1985	0.391	+0.0%
1986	0.391	+0.0%
1987	0.391	+0.0%
1988	0.391	+0.0%
1989	0.391	+0.0%
1990	0.391	+0.0%
1991	0.391	+0.0%
1992	0.391	+0.0%
1993	0.391	+0.0%
1994	0.391	+0.0%
1995	0.391	+0.0%
1996	0.391	+0.0%
1997	0.391	+0.0%
1998	0.391	+0.0%
1999	0.4	+2.3%
2000	0.423	+5.7%
2001	0.421	-0.5%
2002	0.445	+5.7%
2003	0.445	+0.0%
2004	0.445	+0.0%
2005	0.445	+0.0%
2006	0.445	+0.0%
2007	0.445	+0.0%
2008	0.445	+0.0%
2009	0.445	+0.0%
2010	0.441	-0.9%
2011	0.391	-11.3%
2012	0.396	+1.3%
2013	0.396	+0.0%
2014	0.396	+0.0%
2015	0.385	-2.8%
2016	0.392	+1.8%
2017	0.415	+5.9%
2018	0.405	-2.4%
2019	0.405	+0.0%
2020	0.406	+0.2%
2021	0.412	+1.5%
2022	0.405	-1.7%
2023	0.41	+1.2%
2024	0.409	-0.2%
2025	0.429	+4.9%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

Bahrain's 0.429 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Bahrain's 0.429 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.45, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1910s	0.088	0.087	0.097	10
1920s	0.201	0.097	0.274	10
1930s	0.3957	0.364	0.405	10
1940s	0.424	0.424	0.424	10
1950s	0.4258	0.424	0.43	10
1960s	0.4334	0.433	0.437	10
1970s	0.3832	0.363	0.444	10
1980s	0.391	0.391	0.391	10
1990s	0.3919	0.391	0.4	10
2000s	0.4404	0.421	0.445	10
2010s	0.4022	0.385	0.441	10
2020s	0.4118	0.405	0.429	6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

127 Uzbekistan 0.442 compare
128 Guatemala 0.435 compare
129 Syria 0.432 compare
130 Papua New Guinea 0.429 compare
132 Ethiopia 0.426 compare
133 Russia 0.409 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Bahrain?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Bahrain was 0.429 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 0.445 in 2002.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 1900.
How does Bahrain rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Bahrain ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Bahrain?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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