Liberal Political Institutions Index in Bahrain
Bahrain: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.188 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Bahrain, 2002–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Bahrain is 0.188, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Bahrain peaked at 0.246 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.129, in 2012.
Bahrain ranks 152nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.243 | — |
| 2003 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.227 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.229 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.246 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.233 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.229 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.223 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.131 | -41.3% |
| 2012 | 0.129 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.131 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.138 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.145 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.147 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.156 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.183 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.19 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.191 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.196 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.195 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.188 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.188 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 22% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.188 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.354, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liberal Political Institutions Index in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -41.3% | 0.223 | 0.131 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2354 | 0.227 | 0.246 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.153 | 0.129 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1913 | 0.188 | 0.196 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 0.218 compare
- 150 Central African Republic 0.206 compare
- 151 South Sudan 0.199 compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 0.188 compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 0.184 compare
- 155 Syria 0.166 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 liberal political institutions index in Bahrain?
- Liberal political institutions index in Bahrain was 0.188 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.246 in 2006.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 in 2012.
- How does Bahrain rank for liberal political institutions index?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.