Bahrain vs Eswatini: Key media freedoms

Bahrain
-1.72
in 2025
Eswatini
-1.78
in 2025
Bahrain rank
151st
Eswatini rank
153rd

Key media freedoms over time

  • Bahrain
  • Eswatini
-2-1.5-1-0.50190019622025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports -1.72 against -1.78 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.

Bahrain ranks 151st and Eswatini ranks 153rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Eswatini Difference Ahead
1900s -1.67 -0.297 1.37 Eswatini
1910s -1.67 -0.297 1.37 Eswatini
1920s -1.67 -0.297 1.37 Eswatini
1930s -1.67 -0.297 1.37 Eswatini
1940s -1.75 -0.297 1.45 Eswatini
1950s -1.75 -0.297 1.45 Eswatini
1960s -1.75 -0.3672 1.38 Eswatini
1970s -1.4 -0.9808 0.4196 Eswatini
1980s -1.75 -0.973 0.773 Eswatini
1990s -2.09 -0.973 1.12 Eswatini
2000s -0.1854 -1.01 0.8276 Bahrain
2010s -1.66 -1.06 0.5977 Eswatini
2020s -1.72 -1.68 0.0305 Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Bahrain or Eswatini?
Bahrain, at -1.72 against -1.78 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bahrain and Eswatini?
0.06, with Bahrain 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 key media freedoms?
Bahrain ranks 151st and Eswatini ranks 153rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
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