3. Bahrain
Percent of respondents who don’t want people from a different race as neighbors: 31.1%
Racism ranking based on this criteria: 13
Percent of people who observed racist behavior in their neighborhood: 85.7%
Racism ranking based on this criteria: 1
Average rank: 7
Overall rank among Asian countries: 3
Like in previously mentioned Kuwait migrant workers are in greatest danger of experiencing racial discrimination and violence in Bahrain. Expats coming from Asia represent an especially vulnerable group. Although the government has addressed this problem through introducing new laws and regulations, Human Rights Watch warns that many of the reforms haven’t been implemented in a satisfactory way.
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