Bhutan vs Japan: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Bhutan
- Japan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Bhutan or Japan?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Bhutan and Japan?
- 0, with Bhutan 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.