Bhutan vs Zambia: Free and fair elections
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bhutan
- Zambia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Zambia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Bhutan or Zambia?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bhutan and Zambia?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Zambia 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.