Bhutan vs Malaysia: Elected political leaders index
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.068 | 1 | 0.932 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.472 | 1 | 0.528 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.