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 and 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 |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 0.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 50 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.139
- Liberal
- 0.062
- Participatory
- 0.054
- Deliberative
- 0.060
- Egalitarian
- 0.127
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
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 | - | - | - | - | - |