Bahrain vs El Salvador: Legislative Corruption Score
Bahrain
-0.654
in 2025
El Salvador
-0.637
in 2025
Bahrain rank
107th
El Salvador rank
106th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Bahrain
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -0.637 against -0.654 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 106th of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.814 | -2.37 | 3.18 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | -0.779 | -1.59 | 0.8158 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | -0.779 | -1.24 | 0.4595 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | -0.779 | -0.5535 | 0.2255 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -0.6748 | -0.792 | 0.1172 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Bahrain or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at -0.637 against -0.654 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 0.017, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and El Salvador rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Bahrain ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 106th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.