Bhutan vs Congo: Elected Political Leaders Index

Bhutan
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Congo rank
1st

Elected Political Leaders Index over time

  • Bhutan
  • Congo
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Congo Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.15 0.15 Congo
1960s 0 0.3 0.3 Congo
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.068 0.5 0.432 Congo
2000s 0.472 0.8 0.328 Congo
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 0.8333 1 0.1667 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected political leaders index, Bhutan or Congo?
Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Bhutan and Congo?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Congo?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Congo rank globally for elected political leaders index?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elected Political Leaders Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,113 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).