Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bahrain or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 0.135 against 0.127 in Bahrain as of 2025.

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

126 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 Zimbabwe: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bahrain

0.127

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.135

in 2025

Bahrain rank

142nd

Zimbabwe rank

139th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bahrain
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.135 against 0.127 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.008.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Bahrain ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.022	0.0295	0.0075	Zimbabwe
1910s	0.0223	0.03	0.0077	Zimbabwe
1920s	0.0508	0.0421	0.0087	Bahrain
1930s	0.0997	0.0486	0.0511	Bahrain
1940s	0.107	0.0495	0.0575	Bahrain
1950s	0.1076	0.0558	0.0518	Bahrain
1960s	0.1101	0.0512	0.0589	Bahrain
1970s	0.1039	0.0463	0.0576	Bahrain
1980s	0.1016	0.2228	0.1212	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.1022	0.1996	0.0974	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.1441	0.1721	0.028	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.1247	0.1827	0.058	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.1223	0.1675	0.0452	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bahrain or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.135 against 0.127 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bahrain and Zimbabwe?: 0.008, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Zimbabwe rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bahrain ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 139th 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.