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Rule of law index in Bahrain

Bahrain: Rule of law index was 0.245 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.245
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
134th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.344
in 1958
All-time low
0.04
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of law index in Bahrain, 1900–2025

00.10.20.3190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Bahrain stood at 0.245.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Bahrain peaked at 0.344 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1900.

Bahrain ranks 134th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Rule of law index in Bahrain, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.04 —
1901 0.04 +0.0%
1902 0.04 +0.0%
1903 0.04 +0.0%
1904 0.04 +0.0%
1905 0.04 +0.0%
1906 0.04 +0.0%
1907 0.04 +0.0%
1908 0.04 +0.0%
1909 0.04 +0.0%
1910 0.04 +0.0%
1911 0.04 +0.0%
1912 0.04 +0.0%
1913 0.04 +0.0%
1914 0.04 +0.0%
1915 0.04 +0.0%
1916 0.04 +0.0%
1917 0.04 +0.0%
1918 0.04 +0.0%
1919 0.04 +0.0%
1920 0.04 +0.0%
1921 0.04 +0.0%
1922 0.04 +0.0%
1923 0.04 +0.0%
1924 0.237 +492.5%
1925 0.237 +0.0%
1926 0.237 +0.0%
1927 0.237 +0.0%
1928 0.237 +0.0%
1929 0.237 +0.0%
1930 0.302 +27.4%
1931 0.302 +0.0%
1932 0.302 +0.0%
1933 0.302 +0.0%
1934 0.302 +0.0%
1935 0.302 +0.0%
1936 0.302 +0.0%
1937 0.302 +0.0%
1938 0.302 +0.0%
1939 0.302 +0.0%
1940 0.302 +0.0%
1941 0.302 +0.0%
1942 0.302 +0.0%
1943 0.302 +0.0%
1944 0.302 +0.0%
1945 0.302 +0.0%
1946 0.302 +0.0%
1947 0.302 +0.0%
1948 0.302 +0.0%
1949 0.302 +0.0%
1950 0.302 +0.0%
1951 0.302 +0.0%
1952 0.302 +0.0%
1953 0.302 +0.0%
1954 0.302 +0.0%
1955 0.302 +0.0%
1956 0.302 +0.0%
1957 0.244 -19.2%
1958 0.344 +41.0%
1959 0.344 +0.0%
1960 0.315 -8.4%
1961 0.315 +0.0%
1962 0.315 +0.0%
1963 0.315 +0.0%
1964 0.315 +0.0%
1965 0.315 +0.0%
1966 0.315 +0.0%
1967 0.315 +0.0%
1968 0.315 +0.0%
1969 0.315 +0.0%
1970 0.315 +0.0%
1971 0.263 -16.5%
1972 0.263 +0.0%
1973 0.263 +0.0%
1974 0.232 -11.8%
1975 0.154 -33.6%
1976 0.216 +40.3%
1977 0.216 +0.0%
1978 0.216 +0.0%
1979 0.216 +0.0%
1980 0.216 +0.0%
1981 0.216 +0.0%
1982 0.216 +0.0%
1983 0.216 +0.0%
1984 0.216 +0.0%
1985 0.216 +0.0%
1986 0.216 +0.0%
1987 0.216 +0.0%
1988 0.216 +0.0%
1989 0.216 +0.0%
1990 0.216 +0.0%
1991 0.216 +0.0%
1992 0.216 +0.0%
1993 0.216 +0.0%
1994 0.216 +0.0%
1995 0.216 +0.0%
1996 0.216 +0.0%
1997 0.216 +0.0%
1998 0.216 +0.0%
1999 0.248 +14.8%
2000 0.248 +0.0%
2001 0.248 +0.0%
2002 0.285 +14.9%
2003 0.285 +0.0%
2004 0.285 +0.0%
2005 0.302 +6.0%
2006 0.302 +0.0%
2007 0.285 -5.6%
2008 0.285 +0.0%
2009 0.285 +0.0%
2010 0.285 +0.0%
2011 0.187 -34.4%
2012 0.187 +0.0%
2013 0.194 +3.7%
2014 0.203 +4.6%
2015 0.212 +4.4%
2016 0.216 +1.9%
2017 0.216 +0.0%
2018 0.221 +2.3%
2019 0.244 +10.4%
2020 0.245 +0.4%
2021 0.249 +1.6%
2022 0.251 +0.8%
2023 0.267 +6.4%
2024 0.252 -5.6%
2025 0.245 -2.8%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 0.245 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 26% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 0.245 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.321, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.04 0.04 0.04 10
1910s 0.04 0.04 0.04 10
1920s 0.1582 0.04 0.237 10
1930s 0.302 0.302 0.302 10
1940s 0.302 0.302 0.302 10
1950s 0.3046 0.244 0.344 10
1960s 0.315 0.315 0.315 10
1970s 0.2354 0.154 0.315 10
1980s 0.216 0.216 0.216 10
1990s 0.2192 0.216 0.248 10
2000s 0.281 0.248 0.302 10
2010s 0.2165 0.187 0.285 10
2020s 0.2515 0.245 0.267 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 131 Vatican 0.276
  2. 132 Pakistan 0.261 compare
  3. 133 Algeria 0.25 compare
  4. 135 Eswatini 0.225 compare
  5. 136 Kazakhstan 0.217 compare
  6. 137 Uganda 0.214 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Bahrain?
Rule of law index in Bahrain was 0.245 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.344 in 1958.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1900.
How does Bahrain rank for rule of law index?
Bahrain ranks 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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