Bahrain vs Syria: Participatory Democracy Index
Bahrain
0.054
in 2025
Syria
0.058
in 2025
Bahrain rank
157th
Syria rank
155th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Bahrain
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.058 against 0.054 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Syria ahead.
Bahrain ranks 157th and Syria ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.003 | 0.0111 | 0.0081 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.0051 | 0.0265 | 0.0214 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.012 | 0.0185 | 0.0065 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.008 | 0.0278 | 0.0198 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.008 | 0.0472 | 0.0392 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.0091 | 0.0735 | 0.0644 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.0093 | 0.0425 | 0.0332 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0173 | 0.0474 | 0.0301 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0116 | 0.0528 | 0.0412 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.0112 | 0.053 | 0.0418 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.0894 | 0.0507 | 0.0387 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.0534 | 0.0468 | 0.0066 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.0502 | 0.0503 | 0.0002 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bahrain or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.058 against 0.054 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bahrain and Syria?
- 0.004, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Syria rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Bahrain ranks 157th and Syria ranks 155th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.