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
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.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.379 | — |
| 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 0.414, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 389.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5659 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 284.15 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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.