Bahrain vs Burundi: Freedom Score

Bahrain
12
in 2025
Burundi
13
in 2025
Bahrain rank
174th
Burundi rank
171st

Freedom Score over time

  • Bahrain
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 13 against 12 in Bahrain, a difference of 1.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 174th and Burundi ranks 171st of 197 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Burundi Difference Ahead
2000s 34.38 39 4.62 Burundi
2010s 16 25.3 9.3 Burundi
2020s 12 14 2 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom score, Bahrain or Burundi?
Burundi, at 13 against 12 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom score between Bahrain and Burundi?
1, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Burundi?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Burundi rank globally for freedom score?
Bahrain ranks 174th and Burundi ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Freedom Score
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,706 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.