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Political centralization index in Bahrain

Bahrain: Political centralization index was 0.871 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.871
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.963
in 1992
All-time low
0.855
in 2022
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political centralization index in Bahrain, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 0.871 for political centralization index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Bahrain peaked at 0.963 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.855, in 2022.

Bahrain ranks 24th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Political centralization index in Bahrain, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.962 —
1901 0.962 +0.0%
1902 0.962 +0.0%
1903 0.962 +0.0%
1904 0.962 +0.0%
1905 0.962 +0.0%
1906 0.962 +0.0%
1907 0.962 +0.0%
1908 0.962 +0.0%
1909 0.962 +0.0%
1910 0.962 +0.0%
1911 0.962 +0.0%
1912 0.962 +0.0%
1913 0.962 +0.0%
1914 0.962 +0.0%
1915 0.962 +0.0%
1916 0.962 +0.0%
1917 0.962 +0.0%
1918 0.962 +0.0%
1919 0.962 +0.0%
1920 0.962 +0.0%
1921 0.962 +0.0%
1922 0.962 +0.0%
1923 0.962 +0.0%
1924 0.91 -5.4%
1925 0.91 +0.0%
1926 0.91 +0.0%
1927 0.91 +0.0%
1928 0.91 +0.0%
1929 0.91 +0.0%
1930 0.91 +0.0%
1931 0.91 +0.0%
1932 0.91 +0.0%
1933 0.91 +0.0%
1934 0.91 +0.0%
1935 0.91 +0.0%
1936 0.91 +0.0%
1937 0.91 +0.0%
1938 0.91 +0.0%
1939 0.91 +0.0%
1940 0.91 +0.0%
1941 0.91 +0.0%
1942 0.91 +0.0%
1943 0.91 +0.0%
1944 0.91 +0.0%
1945 0.91 +0.0%
1946 0.91 +0.0%
1947 0.91 +0.0%
1948 0.91 +0.0%
1949 0.91 +0.0%
1950 0.91 +0.0%
1951 0.91 +0.0%
1952 0.91 +0.0%
1953 0.91 +0.0%
1954 0.91 +0.0%
1955 0.91 +0.0%
1956 0.91 +0.0%
1957 0.91 +0.0%
1958 0.91 +0.0%
1959 0.91 +0.0%
1960 0.91 +0.0%
1961 0.91 +0.0%
1962 0.91 +0.0%
1963 0.91 +0.0%
1964 0.91 +0.0%
1965 0.91 +0.0%
1966 0.91 +0.0%
1967 0.91 +0.0%
1968 0.91 +0.0%
1969 0.91 +0.0%
1970 0.91 +0.0%
1971 0.961 +5.6%
1972 0.961 +0.0%
1973 0.916 -4.7%
1974 0.918 +0.2%
1975 0.908 -1.1%
1976 0.961 +5.8%
1977 0.961 +0.0%
1978 0.961 +0.0%
1979 0.961 +0.0%
1980 0.961 +0.0%
1981 0.961 +0.0%
1982 0.961 +0.0%
1983 0.961 +0.0%
1984 0.961 +0.0%
1985 0.961 +0.0%
1986 0.961 +0.0%
1987 0.961 +0.0%
1988 0.961 +0.0%
1989 0.961 +0.0%
1990 0.961 +0.0%
1991 0.961 +0.0%
1992 0.963 +0.2%
1993 0.919 -4.6%
1994 0.919 +0.0%
1995 0.919 +0.0%
1996 0.919 +0.0%
1997 0.919 +0.0%
1998 0.919 +0.0%
1999 0.886 -3.6%
2000 0.886 +0.0%
2001 0.886 +0.0%
2002 0.887 +0.1%
2003 0.887 +0.0%
2004 0.887 +0.0%
2005 0.879 -0.9%
2006 0.868 -1.3%
2007 0.868 +0.0%
2008 0.868 +0.0%
2009 0.868 +0.0%
2010 0.867 -0.1%
2011 0.888 +2.4%
2012 0.888 +0.0%
2013 0.888 +0.0%
2014 0.888 +0.0%
2015 0.888 +0.0%
2016 0.888 +0.0%
2017 0.888 +0.0%
2018 0.884 -0.5%
2019 0.884 +0.0%
2020 0.884 +0.0%
2021 0.875 -1.0%
2022 0.855 -2.3%
2023 0.864 +1.1%
2024 0.871 +0.8%
2025 0.871 +0.0%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 0.871 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 9.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 0.871 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1910s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1920s 0.9308 0.91 0.962 10
1930s 0.91 0.91 0.91 10
1940s 0.91 0.91 0.91 10
1950s 0.91 0.91 0.91 10
1960s 0.91 0.91 0.91 10
1970s 0.9418 0.908 0.961 10
1980s 0.961 0.961 0.961 10
1990s 0.9285 0.886 0.963 10
2000s 0.8784 0.868 0.887 10
2010s 0.8851 0.867 0.888 10
2020s 0.87 0.855 0.884 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 21 Cuba 0.899 compare
  2. 22 Cameroon 0.883 compare
  3. 22 Sudan 0.883 compare
  4. 25 Yemen 0.848 compare
  5. 26 South Sudan 0.847 compare
  6. 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.843 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Bahrain?
Political centralization index in Bahrain was 0.871 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 1992.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.855 in 2022.
How does Bahrain rank for political centralization index?
Bahrain ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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