Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Bahrain

Bahrain: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2009
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Bahrain, 1996–2025

02.557.51012.51996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 82003: 92004: 112005: 112006: 112007: 112008: 112009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 112013: 102014: 92015: 92016: 92017: 92018: 72019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 72023: 72024: 72025: 7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - number of sources in Bahrain stood at 7.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Bahrain peaked at 12 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Bahrain 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Bahrain, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 6 —
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 8 +33.3%
2003 9 +12.5%
2004 11 +22.2%
2005 11 +0.0%
2006 11 +0.0%
2007 11 +0.0%
2008 11 +0.0%
2009 12 +9.1%
2010 12 +0.0%
2011 12 +0.0%
2012 11 -8.3%
2013 10 -9.1%
2014 9 -10.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 7 -22.2%
2019 7 +0.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 7 +0.0%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 7 +0.0%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 70% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 10 6 12 9
2010s 9.5 7 12 10
2020s 7 7 7 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 160 Belarus 7 compare
  2. 160 Belize 7 compare
  3. 160 Bhutan 7 compare
  4. 160 Guyana 7 compare
  5. 160 Israel 7 compare
  6. 160 North Korea 7 compare
  7. 160 Laos 7 compare
  8. 160 Oman 7 compare
  9. 160 Seychelles 7 compare
  10. 160 Syria 7 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Bahrain?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Bahrain was 7 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2009.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Bahrain rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Bahrain ranks 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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