Bhutan vs Norway: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Bhutan
1.92
in 2025
Norway
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
22nd
Norway rank
19th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Bhutan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 1.92 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Bhutan ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.061 | 1.84 | 1.78 | Norway |
| 1910s | -0.065 | 1.84 | 1.9 | Norway |
| 1920s | -0.065 | 1.84 | 1.9 | Norway |
| 1930s | -0.065 | 1.84 | 1.9 | Norway |
| 1940s | -0.065 | 1.9 | 1.96 | Norway |
| 1950s | -0.0471 | 2.13 | 2.18 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.114 | 2.73 | 2.62 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.114 | 2.6 | 2.49 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.1879 | 2.6 | 2.41 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.646 | 2.6 | 1.95 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 2.18 | 0.6409 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 2 | 0.0522 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Bhutan or Norway?
- Norway, at 2 against 1.92 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Bhutan and Norway?
- 0.08, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Norway rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. 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 the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.