What is women's political empowerment index in Bahrain?

Women's political empowerment index in Bahrain was 0.568 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Bahrain?

The highest recorded value was 0.568 in 2025.

What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Bahrain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1900.

How does Bahrain rank for women's political empowerment index?

Bahrain ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political empowerment index 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 Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Bahrain

Name: Women's Political Empowerment Index in Bahrain
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahrain: Women's Political Empowerment Index 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

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Bahrain, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political empowerment index in Bahrain stood at 0.568. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index 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.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Bahrain, 1900 to 2025.
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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

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More gender data for Bahrain

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,888 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,193 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,455 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Bahrain?: Women's political empowerment index in Bahrain was 0.568 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Bahrain?: The highest recorded value was 0.568 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Bahrain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1900.
How does Bahrain rank for women's political empowerment index?: Bahrain ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index 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 Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.