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
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.