What is human rights index in Bahrain?

Human rights index in Bahrain was 0.3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Bahrain?

The highest recorded value was 0.532 in 2002.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Bahrain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1900.

How does Bahrain rank for human rights index?

Bahrain ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Bahrain?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bahrain data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Bahrain

Name: Human Rights Index in Bahrain
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahrain: Human Rights Index was 0.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.3

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

151st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.532

in 2002

All-time low

0.143

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Bahrain, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Bahrain is 0.3, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Bahrain peaked at 0.532 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 1900.

Bahrain ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Bahrain, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.143	—
1901	0.143	+0.0%
1902	0.143	+0.0%
1903	0.143	+0.0%
1904	0.143	+0.0%
1905	0.143	+0.0%
1906	0.143	+0.0%
1907	0.143	+0.0%
1908	0.143	+0.0%
1909	0.143	+0.0%
1910	0.143	+0.0%
1911	0.143	+0.0%
1912	0.143	+0.0%
1913	0.146	+2.1%
1914	0.146	+0.0%
1915	0.146	+0.0%
1916	0.146	+0.0%
1917	0.146	+0.0%
1918	0.146	+0.0%
1919	0.146	+0.0%
1920	0.149	+2.1%
1921	0.149	+0.0%
1922	0.149	+0.0%
1923	0.193	+29.5%
1924	0.348	+80.3%
1925	0.348	+0.0%
1926	0.348	+0.0%
1927	0.348	+0.0%
1928	0.348	+0.0%
1929	0.365	+4.9%
1930	0.377	+3.3%
1931	0.377	+0.0%
1932	0.385	+2.1%
1933	0.385	+0.0%
1934	0.385	+0.0%
1935	0.385	+0.0%
1936	0.385	+0.0%
1937	0.385	+0.0%
1938	0.385	+0.0%
1939	0.385	+0.0%
1940	0.379	-1.6%
1941	0.379	+0.0%
1942	0.379	+0.0%
1943	0.379	+0.0%
1944	0.379	+0.0%
1945	0.379	+0.0%
1946	0.379	+0.0%
1947	0.379	+0.0%
1948	0.379	+0.0%
1949	0.379	+0.0%
1950	0.381	+0.5%
1951	0.381	+0.0%
1952	0.381	+0.0%
1953	0.382	+0.3%
1954	0.382	+0.0%
1955	0.382	+0.0%
1956	0.382	+0.0%
1957	0.38	-0.5%
1958	0.378	-0.5%
1959	0.38	+0.5%
1960	0.38	+0.0%
1961	0.38	+0.0%
1962	0.38	+0.0%
1963	0.38	+0.0%
1964	0.38	+0.0%
1965	0.38	+0.0%
1966	0.38	+0.0%
1967	0.38	+0.0%
1968	0.38	+0.0%
1969	0.38	+0.0%
1970	0.378	-0.5%
1971	0.407	+7.7%
1972	0.422	+3.7%
1973	0.426	+0.9%
1974	0.307	-27.9%
1975	0.358	+16.6%
1976	0.334	-6.7%
1977	0.334	+0.0%
1978	0.334	+0.0%
1979	0.334	+0.0%
1980	0.314	-6.0%
1981	0.314	+0.0%
1982	0.314	+0.0%
1983	0.314	+0.0%
1984	0.314	+0.0%
1985	0.314	+0.0%
1986	0.314	+0.0%
1987	0.314	+0.0%
1988	0.314	+0.0%
1989	0.314	+0.0%
1990	0.313	-0.3%
1991	0.313	+0.0%
1992	0.313	+0.0%
1993	0.313	+0.0%
1994	0.313	+0.0%
1995	0.313	+0.0%
1996	0.313	+0.0%
1997	0.313	+0.0%
1998	0.313	+0.0%
1999	0.317	+1.3%
2000	0.429	+35.3%
2001	0.473	+10.3%
2002	0.532	+12.5%
2003	0.531	-0.2%
2004	0.473	-10.9%
2005	0.471	-0.4%
2006	0.47	-0.2%
2007	0.443	-5.7%
2008	0.443	+0.0%
2009	0.441	-0.5%
2010	0.426	-3.4%
2011	0.197	-53.8%
2012	0.202	+2.5%
2013	0.205	+1.5%
2014	0.211	+2.9%
2015	0.233	+10.4%
2016	0.231	-0.9%
2017	0.22	-4.8%
2018	0.23	+4.5%
2019	0.275	+19.6%
2020	0.298	+8.4%
2021	0.302	+1.3%
2022	0.299	-1.0%
2023	0.3	+0.3%
2024	0.3	+0.0%
2025	0.3	+0.0%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

Bahrain's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 33% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Bahrain's 0.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.143	0.143	0.143	10
1910s	0.1451	0.143	0.146	10
1920s	0.2745	0.149	0.365	10
1930s	0.3834	0.377	0.385	10
1940s	0.379	0.379	0.379	10
1950s	0.3809	0.378	0.382	10
1960s	0.38	0.38	0.38	10
1970s	0.3634	0.307	0.426	10
1980s	0.314	0.314	0.314	10
1990s	0.3134	0.313	0.317	10
2000s	0.4706	0.429	0.532	10
2010s	0.243	0.197	0.426	10
2020s	0.2998	0.298	0.302	6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

148 Venezuela 0.307 compare
149 Ethiopia 0.304 compare
150 Cuba 0.302 compare
151 Vatican 0.3
153 Azerbaijan 0.291 compare
154 Chad 0.284 compare

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More social development data for Bahrain

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 240 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 267 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 267 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Bahrain?: Human rights index in Bahrain was 0.3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 0.532 in 2002.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1900.
How does Bahrain rank for human rights index?: Bahrain ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Bahrain?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.