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Key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain

Bahrain: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.568 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.568
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.568
in 2025
All-time low
0.09
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain, 1900–2025

0.10.20.30.40.50.6190019622025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain is 0.568, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain peaked at 0.568 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1900.

Bahrain ranks 136th 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.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.09 —
1901 0.09 +0.0%
1902 0.09 +0.0%
1903 0.09 +0.0%
1904 0.09 +0.0%
1905 0.09 +0.0%
1906 0.09 +0.0%
1907 0.09 +0.0%
1908 0.09 +0.0%
1909 0.09 +0.0%
1910 0.09 +0.0%
1911 0.09 +0.0%
1912 0.09 +0.0%
1913 0.09 +0.0%
1914 0.09 +0.0%
1915 0.09 +0.0%
1916 0.09 +0.0%
1917 0.09 +0.0%
1918 0.09 +0.0%
1919 0.09 +0.0%
1920 0.09 +0.0%
1921 0.09 +0.0%
1922 0.09 +0.0%
1923 0.09 +0.0%
1924 0.197 +118.9%
1925 0.197 +0.0%
1926 0.197 +0.0%
1927 0.197 +0.0%
1928 0.197 +0.0%
1929 0.197 +0.0%
1930 0.203 +3.0%
1931 0.203 +0.0%
1932 0.203 +0.0%
1933 0.203 +0.0%
1934 0.203 +0.0%
1935 0.203 +0.0%
1936 0.203 +0.0%
1937 0.203 +0.0%
1938 0.203 +0.0%
1939 0.203 +0.0%
1940 0.203 +0.0%
1941 0.203 +0.0%
1942 0.203 +0.0%
1943 0.203 +0.0%
1944 0.203 +0.0%
1945 0.203 +0.0%
1946 0.203 +0.0%
1947 0.203 +0.0%
1948 0.203 +0.0%
1949 0.203 +0.0%
1950 0.208 +2.5%
1951 0.208 +0.0%
1952 0.208 +0.0%
1953 0.208 +0.0%
1954 0.208 +0.0%
1955 0.238 +14.4%
1956 0.238 +0.0%
1957 0.238 +0.0%
1958 0.238 +0.0%
1959 0.238 +0.0%
1960 0.238 +0.0%
1961 0.238 +0.0%
1962 0.238 +0.0%
1963 0.238 +0.0%
1964 0.238 +0.0%
1965 0.238 +0.0%
1966 0.238 +0.0%
1967 0.238 +0.0%
1968 0.238 +0.0%
1969 0.238 +0.0%
1970 0.24 +0.8%
1971 0.275 +14.6%
1972 0.286 +4.0%
1973 0.286 +0.0%
1974 0.298 +4.2%
1975 0.298 +0.0%
1976 0.304 +2.0%
1977 0.304 +0.0%
1978 0.304 +0.0%
1979 0.304 +0.0%
1980 0.306 +0.7%
1981 0.306 +0.0%
1982 0.306 +0.0%
1983 0.306 +0.0%
1984 0.306 +0.0%
1985 0.306 +0.0%
1986 0.306 +0.0%
1987 0.306 +0.0%
1988 0.306 +0.0%
1989 0.306 +0.0%
1990 0.321 +4.9%
1991 0.321 +0.0%
1992 0.324 +0.9%
1993 0.324 +0.0%
1994 0.324 +0.0%
1995 0.324 +0.0%
1996 0.324 +0.0%
1997 0.324 +0.0%
1998 0.324 +0.0%
1999 0.324 +0.0%
2000 0.354 +9.3%
2001 0.36 +1.7%
2002 0.414 +15.0%
2003 0.414 +0.0%
2004 0.414 +0.0%
2005 0.414 +0.0%
2006 0.428 +3.4%
2007 0.424 -0.9%
2008 0.424 +0.0%
2009 0.424 +0.0%
2010 0.475 +12.0%
2011 0.414 -12.8%
2012 0.425 +2.7%
2013 0.377 -11.3%
2014 0.406 +7.7%
2015 0.422 +3.9%
2016 0.422 +0.0%
2017 0.41 -2.8%
2018 0.469 +14.4%
2019 0.492 +4.9%
2020 0.503 +2.2%
2021 0.505 +0.4%
2022 0.561 +11.1%
2023 0.563 +0.4%
2024 0.565 +0.4%
2025 0.568 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.09 0.09 0.09 10
1910s 0.09 0.09 0.09 10
1920s 0.1542 0.09 0.197 10
1930s 0.203 0.203 0.203 10
1940s 0.203 0.203 0.203 10
1950s 0.223 0.208 0.238 10
1960s 0.238 0.238 0.238 10
1970s 0.2899 0.24 0.304 10
1980s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1990s 0.3234 0.321 0.324 10
2000s 0.407 0.354 0.428 10
2010s 0.4312 0.377 0.492 10
2020s 0.5442 0.503 0.568 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 133 China 0.587 compare
  2. 133 El Salvador 0.587 compare
  3. 135 Djibouti 0.584 compare
  4. 137 Türkiye 0.558 compare
  5. 138 Central African Republic 0.556 compare
  6. 138 Comoros 0.556 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Bahrain was 0.568 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.568 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1900.
How does Bahrain rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Bahrain ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.