Bahrain vs Oman: Sovereign state
Bahrain
1
in 2025
Oman
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Oman rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Bahrain
- Oman
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1 against 1 in Oman, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Oman ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oman |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Oman |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Bahrain or Oman?
- Bahrain, at 1 against 1 in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Bahrain and Oman?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Oman?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Oman rank globally for sovereign state?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Oman ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.