Political Stability - Governance score in Bahrain

Bahrain: Political Stability - Governance score was 61.18 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
61.18 0-100
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
129th
of 207 countries
All-time high
74.09 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
43.82 0-100
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Bahrain, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 60.9 0-1001998: 64.1 0-1002000: 68 0-1002002: 74.1 0-1002003: 71.7 0-1002004: 68.5 0-1002005: 65 0-1002006: 61.2 0-1002007: 62.8 0-1002008: 62.2 0-1002009: 62.5 0-1002010: 53.3 0-1002011: 45.8 0-1002012: 48.2 0-1002013: 43.8 0-1002014: 48.1 0-1002015: 49.5 0-1002016: 50.4 0-1002017: 48.7 0-1002018: 51.1 0-1002019: 55.6 0-1002020: 55.7 0-1002021: 57.3 0-1002022: 57.7 0-1002023: 57.3 0-1002024: 61.2 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Bahrain is 61.18 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Bahrain peaked at 74.09 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 43.82 0-100, in 2013.

Bahrain ranks 129th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Bahrain, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 60.92 0-100
1998 64.1 0-100 +5.2%
2000 68.02 0-100 +6.1%
2002 74.09 0-100 +8.9%
2003 71.74 0-100 -3.2%
2004 68.47 0-100 -4.6%
2005 65.01 0-100 -5.1%
2006 61.19 0-100 -5.9%
2007 62.81 0-100 +2.7%
2008 62.21 0-100 -1.0%
2009 62.46 0-100 +0.4%
2010 53.3 0-100 -14.7%
2011 45.78 0-100 -14.1%
2012 48.21 0-100 +5.3%
2013 43.82 0-100 -9.1%
2014 48.06 0-100 +9.7%
2015 49.52 0-100 +3.0%
2016 50.35 0-100 +1.7%
2017 48.7 0-100 -3.3%
2018 51.07 0-100 +4.9%
2019 55.59 0-100 +8.8%
2020 55.71 0-100 +0.2%
2021 57.28 0-100 +2.8%
2022 57.65 0-100 +0.6%
2023 57.34 0-100 -0.5%
2024 61.18 0-100 +6.7%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 61.18 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.03 0-100, 77% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 61.18 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.1 0-100, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.51 0-100 60.92 0-100 64.1 0-100 2
2000s 66.22 0-100 61.19 0-100 74.09 0-100 9
2010s 49.44 0-100 43.82 0-100 55.59 0-100 10
2020s 57.83 0-100 55.71 0-100 61.18 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 126 Congo 61.48 0-100 compare
  2. 127 Lesotho 61.47 0-100 compare
  3. 128 Tajikistan 61.19 0-100 compare
  4. 130 Gabon 61.16 0-100 compare
  5. 131 Kazakhstan 61.06 0-100 compare
  6. 132 Kosovo 60.4 0-100 compare
  7. 132 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 60.4 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Bahrain?
Political stability - governance score in Bahrain was 61.18 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 74.09 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 43.82 0-100 in 2013.
How does Bahrain rank for political stability - governance score?
Bahrain ranks 129th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).