Bahrain vs Chad: Key media freedoms

Bahrain
-1.72
in 2025
Chad
-1.81
in 2025
Bahrain rank
151st
Chad rank
154th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Bahrain
  • Chad
-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.50190019622025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports -1.72 against -1.81 in Chad, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 151st and Chad ranks 154th of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Chad in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Chad Difference Ahead
1920s -1.67 -2.5 0.834 Bahrain
1930s -1.67 -2.5 0.834 Bahrain
1940s -1.75 -2.5 0.755 Bahrain
1950s -1.75 -1.43 0.317 Chad
1960s -1.75 -1.59 0.161 Chad
1970s -1.4 -1.64 0.2431 Bahrain
1980s -1.75 -1.87 0.1268 Bahrain
1990s -2.09 -0.7322 1.36 Chad
2000s -0.1854 -0.7665 0.5811 Bahrain
2010s -1.66 -0.843 0.8155 Chad
2020s -1.72 -1.81 0.096 Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Bahrain or Chad?
Bahrain, at -1.72 against -1.81 in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bahrain and Chad?
0.09, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Chad?
106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Chad rank globally for key media freedoms?
Bahrain ranks 151st and Chad ranks 154th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the government directly or indirectly attempts to censor political content in print and broadcast media, through formal restrictions or indirect pressures such as financial control, licensing, or access to distribution channels.