What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Bhutan and Dominican Republic?

0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Dominican Republic?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Dominican Republic: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Bhutan

0.898

in 2025

Dominican Republic

0.9

in 2025

Bhutan rank

23rd

Dominican Republic rank

22nd

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Bhutan
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.9 against 0.898 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Bhutan ranks 23rd and Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 8 and Dominican Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0359	0.084	0.0481	Dominican Republic
1910s	0.056	0.0612	0.0052	Dominican Republic
1920s	0.06	0.035	0.025	Bhutan
1930s	0.066	0.016	0.05	Bhutan
1940s	0.066	0.016	0.05	Bhutan
1950s	0.3163	0.016	0.3003	Bhutan
1960s	0.459	0.0955	0.3635	Bhutan
1970s	0.459	0.1229	0.3361	Bhutan
1980s	0.502	0.4112	0.0908	Bhutan
1990s	0.5457	0.5475	0.0018	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.7476	0.76	0.0124	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.8509	0.7269	0.124	Bhutan
2020s	0.9052	0.907	0.0018	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Bhutan or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 0.9 against 0.898 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Bhutan and Dominican Republic?: 0.002, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Dominican Republic?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Dominican Republic rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Bhutan ranks 23rd and Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.