Bhutan vs Israel: Free and Fair Elections Index

Bhutan
0.865
in 2025
Israel
0.873
in 2025
Bhutan rank
45th
Israel rank
43rd

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Bhutan
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.873 against 0.865 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Israel ahead.

Bhutan ranks 45th and Israel ranks 43rd of 176 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Israel Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0.0407 0.0407 Israel
1910s 0 0.2692 0.2692 Israel
1940s 0 0.3865 0.3865 Israel
1950s 0 0.8408 0.8408 Israel
1960s 0 0.8755 0.8755 Israel
1970s 0 0.8966 0.8966 Israel
1980s 0 0.9079 0.9079 Israel
1990s 0 0.9117 0.9117 Israel
2000s 0.1514 0.9134 0.762 Israel
2010s 0.8496 0.8943 0.0447 Israel
2020s 0.8658 0.8763 0.0105 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bhutan or Israel?
Israel, at 0.873 against 0.865 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Bhutan and Israel?
0.008, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Israel?
98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Israel rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Bhutan ranks 45th and Israel ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.