Bahrain vs Eswatini: Deliberative Democracy Index

Bahrain
0.06
in 2025
Eswatini
0.064
in 2025
Bahrain rank
156th
Eswatini rank
154th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

  • Bahrain
  • Eswatini
00.050.10.150.2190019622025

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.064 against 0.06 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.

Bahrain ranks 156th and Eswatini ranks 154th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Eswatini in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Eswatini Difference Ahead
1900s 0.005 0.0122 0.0072 Eswatini
1910s 0.005 0.017 0.012 Eswatini
1920s 0.0089 0.017 0.0081 Eswatini
1930s 0.025 0.017 0.008 Bahrain
1940s 0.025 0.017 0.008 Bahrain
1950s 0.028 0.017 0.011 Bahrain
1960s 0.025 0.0453 0.0203 Eswatini
1970s 0.0853 0.0527 0.0326 Bahrain
1980s 0.022 0.0454 0.0234 Eswatini
1990s 0.0293 0.0601 0.0308 Eswatini
2000s 0.1342 0.0868 0.0474 Bahrain
2010s 0.0572 0.0903 0.0331 Eswatini
2020s 0.0598 0.0622 0.0023 Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bahrain or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 0.064 against 0.06 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bahrain and Eswatini?
0.004, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Eswatini?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Eswatini rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
Bahrain ranks 156th and Eswatini ranks 154th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.