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?
- 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.