Bhutan vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections

Bhutan
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Bhutan
  • United Kingdom
00.20.40.60.81179019072025

How they compare

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Bhutan or United Kingdom?
Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bhutan and United Kingdom?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United Kingdom?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
Bhutan ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.