Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Bhutan or Finland?

Finland, at 0.901 against 0.898 in Bhutan as of 2025.

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

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 Finland: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Bhutan

0.898

in 2025

Finland

0.901

in 2025

Bhutan rank

23rd

Finland rank

20th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Bhutan
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.901 against 0.898 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Finland ahead.

Bhutan ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 20th of 175 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0359	0.2844	0.2485	Finland
1910s	0.056	0.4176	0.3616	Finland
1920s	0.06	0.769	0.709	Finland
1930s	0.066	0.6281	0.5621	Finland
1940s	0.066	0.5606	0.4946	Finland
1950s	0.3163	0.8124	0.4961	Finland
1960s	0.459	0.7818	0.3228	Finland
1970s	0.459	0.7938	0.3348	Finland
1980s	0.502	0.9379	0.4359	Finland
1990s	0.5457	0.9571	0.4114	Finland
2000s	0.7476	0.962	0.2144	Finland
2010s	0.8509	0.9408	0.0899	Finland
2020s	0.9052	0.9275	0.0223	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Bhutan or Finland?: Finland, at 0.901 against 0.898 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Bhutan and Finland?: 0.003, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Finland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Finland rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Bhutan ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 20th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.