Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Bahrain

Bahrain: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 33.72 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.72 0-100
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
180th
of 208 countries
All-time high
46.95 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
33.45 0-100
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Bahrain, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 37.8 0-1001998: 33.9 0-1002000: 35.8 0-1002002: 47 0-1002003: 46.7 0-1002004: 45.7 0-1002005: 44.7 0-1002006: 45.5 0-1002007: 46.5 0-1002008: 46.2 0-1002009: 46 0-1002010: 42.4 0-1002011: 37.1 0-1002012: 36.4 0-1002013: 35.6 0-1002014: 36 0-1002015: 37.9 0-1002016: 36.2 0-1002017: 35.9 0-1002018: 34.4 0-1002019: 34.6 0-1002020: 34.6 0-1002021: 33.8 0-1002022: 33.8 0-1002023: 33.4 0-1002024: 33.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Bahrain stood at 33.72 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Bahrain peaked at 46.95 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.45 0-100, in 2023.

Bahrain ranks 180th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Bahrain, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 37.75 0-100
1998 33.88 0-100 -10.2%
2000 35.79 0-100 +5.6%
2002 46.95 0-100 +31.2%
2003 46.73 0-100 -0.5%
2004 45.7 0-100 -2.2%
2005 44.66 0-100 -2.3%
2006 45.47 0-100 +1.8%
2007 46.48 0-100 +2.2%
2008 46.22 0-100 -0.6%
2009 45.96 0-100 -0.6%
2010 42.38 0-100 -7.8%
2011 37.13 0-100 -12.4%
2012 36.41 0-100 -1.9%
2013 35.56 0-100 -2.3%
2014 36.02 0-100 +1.3%
2015 37.92 0-100 +5.3%
2016 36.22 0-100 -4.5%
2017 35.93 0-100 -0.8%
2018 34.41 0-100 -4.3%
2019 34.64 0-100 +0.7%
2020 34.62 0-100 -0.0%
2021 33.81 0-100 -2.3%
2022 33.8 0-100 -0.0%
2023 33.45 0-100 -1.0%
2024 33.72 0-100 +0.8%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 33.72 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.37 0-100, 46% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 33.72 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.5 0-100, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Governance score 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +31.2% 35.79 0-100 46.95 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.82 0-100 33.88 0-100 37.75 0-100 2
2000s 44.89 0-100 35.79 0-100 46.95 0-100 9
2010s 36.66 0-100 34.41 0-100 42.38 0-100 10
2020s 33.88 0-100 33.45 0-100 34.62 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 177 Cuba 34.65 0-100 compare
  2. 178 Central African Republic 33.9 0-100 compare
  3. 179 Congo 33.84 0-100 compare
  4. 181 Libya 33.47 0-100 compare
  5. 182 Palestine 33.29 0-100 compare
  6. 183 Eswatini 33.27 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Bahrain?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Bahrain was 33.72 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 46.95 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 33.45 0-100 in 2023.
How does Bahrain rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Bahrain ranks 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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