Bhutan vs Japan: Elected political leaders index
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Elected political leaders index 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 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.068 | 1 | 0.932 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.472 | 1 | 0.528 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Bhutan or Japan?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index 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 elected political leaders index?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.