Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bahrain or Syria?

Bahrain, at 0.127 against 0.126 in Syria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Syria?

124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Syria: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bahrain

0.127

in 2025

Syria

0.126

in 2025

Bahrain rank

142nd

Syria rank

143rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bahrain
Syria

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.127 against 0.126 in Syria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Syria ahead.

Bahrain ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.022	0.0566	0.0346	Syria
1910s	0.0223	0.0664	0.0441	Syria
1920s	0.0573	0.0527	0.0045	Bahrain
1930s	0.0997	0.0643	0.0354	Bahrain
1940s	0.107	0.0836	0.0234	Bahrain
1950s	0.1076	0.1315	0.0239	Syria
1960s	0.1101	0.1245	0.0144	Syria
1970s	0.1039	0.127	0.0231	Syria
1980s	0.1016	0.13	0.0284	Syria
1990s	0.1022	0.1275	0.0253	Syria
2000s	0.1441	0.1075	0.0366	Bahrain
2010s	0.1247	0.075	0.0497	Bahrain
2020s	0.1223	0.0723	0.05	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bahrain or Syria?: Bahrain, at 0.127 against 0.126 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bahrain and Syria?: 0.001, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Syria?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Syria rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bahrain ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 30 October 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.