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

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

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

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 Japan: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Bhutan

0.898

in 2025

Japan

0.901

in 2025

Bhutan rank

23rd

Japan rank

20th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Bhutan
Japan

How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0359	0.463	0.4271	Japan
1910s	0.056	0.4672	0.4112	Japan
1920s	0.06	0.4818	0.4218	Japan
1930s	0.066	0.3364	0.2704	Japan
1940s	0.066	0.3992	0.3332	Japan
1950s	0.3163	0.7617	0.4454	Japan
1960s	0.459	0.8528	0.3938	Japan
1970s	0.459	0.8676	0.4086	Japan
1980s	0.502	0.8774	0.3754	Japan
1990s	0.5457	0.8875	0.3418	Japan
2000s	0.7476	0.8922	0.1446	Japan
2010s	0.8509	0.8923	0.0414	Japan
2020s	0.9052	0.898	0.0072	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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