🇧🇭 Bahrain Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇧🇭 Bahrain BH / BHR #172

Nomad Score 63.0

Cities 4

Region Arab League, Middle East, Arab World, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Islands, Asia, Asia, Western Asia, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency BHD

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy under an authoritarian government

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 50/100

Press Freedom (2025) 30.2/100 #157

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.139

HDI 0.899

Regional Blocs AL

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy under an authoritarian government

Title	Name
King of Bahrain	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Crown Prince of Bahrain	Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 50 / 100

Interpretation Moderate corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 30.2 / 100

Global Rank #157 / 180

Rank Change +16 vs previous year

RSF Zone MENA

Political #151 25.4

Economic #167 24.7

Legal #163 26.7

Social #163 30.3

Safety #131 44.1

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.139

Liberal 0.062

Participatory 0.054

Deliberative 0.060

Egalitarian 0.127

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	30.2	157	25.4	24.7	26.7	30.3	44.1
2024	23.2	173	17.5	20.9	19.8	20.7	37.2
2023	30.6	171	30.6	25.3	21.9	33.5	41.6
2022	31.0	167	35.2	21.4	29.0	39.7	29.7
2021	38.9	168	-	-	-	-	35.1
2020	39.9	169	-	-	-	-	82.1
2019	38.7	167	-	-	-	-	83.9
2018	39.2	166	-	-	-	-	39.2
2017	41.1	164	-	-	-	-	37.3
2016	45.1	162	-	-	-	-	68.7
2015	41.3	163	-	-	-	-	42.5
2014	41.7	163	-	-	-	-	-
2013	37.3	165	-	-	-	-	-
2012	125.0	173	-	-	-	-	-
2010	51.4	144	-	-	-	-	-
2009	36.5	119	-	-	-	-	-
2008	21.2	96	-	-	-	-	-
2007	38.0	118	-	-	-	-	-
2006	28.0	111	-	-	-	-	-
2005	38.8	123	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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