# International rankings of Bahrain

These are the international rankings of Bahrain.

## International rankings

| Survey | Organisation | Year | Score | Global ranking |
| Freedom in the World | Freedom House | 2017 | 6.5 out of 7 (not free) | N/A |
| Global Enabling Trade Report | World Economic Forum | 2016 | 4.8 out of 7 | 42 |
| Global Gender Gap Report | World Economic Forum | 2016 | 0.615 | 131 |
| Global Competitiveness Index | World Economic Forum | 2017 | 4.54 out of 6 | 44 |
| Freedom of the Press | Freedom House | 2017 | 78 out of 100 (not free) | N/A |
| Press Freedom Index | Reporters Without Borders | 2017 | 50.84 out of 150 | 164 out of 178 |
| Economic Freedom of the World | Fraser Institute | 2017 | 8 out of 10 | 7 |
| Index of Economic Freedom | The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal | 2017 | 68.5 out of 100 | 44 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | Transparency International | 2016 | 4.3 out of 10 | 70 |
| Democracy Index | Economist Intelligence Unit | 2011 | 2.92 out of 10 (Authoritarian regime & Absolute monarchy) | 144 out of 167 |
| International Property Rights Index | Americans for Tax Reform's Property Rights Alliance | 2008 | 5.0 out of 10 | 62 |
| Global Peace Index | Institute for Economics and Peace | 2011 | 2.398 | 123 |
| Human Development Index | United Nations Development Programme | 2011 | 0.806 | 42 |
| Freedom on the Net | Freedom House | 2017 | 71 out of 100 (not free) | 28 out of 37 |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | Global Innovation Index | 2024 | 27.6 | 71 out of 133 |

## Freedom
### Political Freedom

| Years | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Status | Not Free | Not Free | Not Free |
| Freedom Rating | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Civil Liberties | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Political Rights | 6 | 6 | 6 |
    Scores are on a 1 to 7 scale, 1 being best.
Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by U.S.-based Freedom House that attempts to measure the degree of democracy and political freedom in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world.
Bahrain net change in aggregate score declined by more than 4 points.$^{:34}$ From 2008 to 2012 Bahrain net change in aggregate score declined by 17 points, making it the fourth country declining globally in that period.$^{:10}$

### Trade Freedom

| Years | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Global Enabling Trade Report | - | - | - | - | 4.95 | - |
| Global Rank | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | - |
| Global Gender Gap Report | 0.5894 | 0.5931 | 0.5927 | 0.6136 | 0.6217 | 0.6232 |
| Global Rank | 102 | 115 | 121 | 116 | 110 | 110 |
| Global Competitiveness Index | - | - | 4.57 | 4.54 | 4.54 | 4.54 |
| Global Rank | - | 43 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 |

### Press Freedom
#### Freedom House

| Years | 2011 |
| Press Status | Not Free |
| Press Freedom Score | 72 |
| Regional Rank | 12 |
| Legal Environment | 25 |
| Political Environment | 27 |
| Economical Environment | 20 |
    Scores are on a 0 to 100 scale, 0 being best.
Freedom of the Press is a yearly report by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House, measuring the level of freedom and editorial independence enjoyed by the press in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. Levels of freedom are scored on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free). Depending on the ratings, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free".

#### Reporters Without Borders

| Years | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011-2012 |
| Press Freedom Index | 23 | 35.17 | 52.5 | 38.75 | 28 | 38 | 21.17 | 36.50 | 51.35 | 125 |
| Global Rank | 67 | 117 | 143 | 123 | 111 | 118 | 96 | 119 | 144 | 173 |
    Scores are on a -10 to 142 scale, -10 being best (most free press).
The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records.

### Economic Freedom
#### Fraser Institute

| Years | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Economic Freedom | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - | 7.59 |
| Global Rank | 4 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 54 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 11 | - | 11 |

#### The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal

| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Index of Economic Freedom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.59 | 75.2 |
| Global Rank | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | - | - | 11 | 12 |

## Corruption

| Years | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| Global Rank | 27 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 46 |
    Scores are on a 0-10 scale, 10 being best (least corrupt / bribery least necessary).

## Rights
### Democracy Index

| Years | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Global rank | 93 | 123 | 130 | 122 | 144 |
| Democracy Index | 5.42 | 3.53 | 3.38 | 3.49 | 2.92 |
| Category | Hybrid regime | Authoritarian regime | Authoritarian regime | Authoritarian regime | Authoritarian regime |
| Nominal type of government | - | - | Constitutional monarchy | Absolute monarchy | Absolute monarchy |
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories: electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation and political culture. The Index was first produced in 2006, with updates produced in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

### Property rights

| Years | 2008 |
| Property Rights Index | 5.0 |
| Global rank | 62 |

## Other
### Global Peace Index

| Years | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Global Peace Index | 1.995 | 2.025 | 1.881 | 1.956 | 2.398 |
| Global rank | 62 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 123 |

### Human Development Index

| Years | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Human Development Index | .902 | 0.801 | 0.806 |
| Global rank | 32 | 39 | 42 |

### Freedom on the Net

| Years | 2011 |
| Freedom on the Net status | Not Free |
| Obstacles to Access | 11 |
| Limits on Content | 22 |
| Violations of User Rights | 29 |
| Total | 62 |
    Scores are on a 0 to 100 scale, 0 being best.
Freedom on the Net is a yearly survey and report by U.S.-based Freedom House.