Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain

Bahrain: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.532
in 2002
All-time low
0.197
in 2011
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, 1946–2025

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

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 0.3 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

The figure is up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain peaked at 0.532 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.197, in 2011.

That places Bahrain 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.379 0.379 0.379 4
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

  1. 147 Venezuela 0.307 compare
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  4. 151 Azerbaijan 0.291 compare
  5. 152 Chad 0.284 compare
  6. 153 Burundi 0.271 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.532 in 2002.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.197 in 2011.
How does Bahrain rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Bahrain ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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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.