Bahrain vs Iran: Key media freedoms
Bahrain
-1.72
in 2025
Iran
-1.49
in 2025
Bahrain rank
151st
Iran rank
149th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bahrain
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports -1.49 against -1.72 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.23.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 151st and Iran ranks 149th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.67 | -1.27 | 0.4018 | Iran |
| 1910s | -1.67 | -0.135 | 1.53 | Iran |
| 1920s | -1.67 | -1.15 | 0.5237 | Iran |
| 1930s | -1.67 | -2.1 | 0.4272 | Bahrain |
| 1940s | -1.75 | -0.8072 | 0.9408 | Iran |
| 1950s | -1.75 | -1.31 | 0.4413 | Iran |
| 1960s | -1.75 | -2 | 0.2555 | Bahrain |
| 1970s | -1.4 | -1.85 | 0.4537 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | -1.75 | -2.17 | 0.4226 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | -2.09 | -1.44 | 0.6536 | Iran |
| 2000s | -0.1854 | -1.39 | 1.2 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | -1.66 | -1.75 | 0.0921 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | -1.72 | -1.44 | 0.2793 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bahrain or Iran?
- Iran, at -1.49 against -1.72 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bahrain and Iran?
- 0.23, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bahrain ranks 151st and Iran ranks 149th 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.