Bhutan vs Chile: Justified Political Positions Score
Bhutan
1.4
in 2025
Chile
1.48
in 2025
Bhutan rank
46th
Chile rank
44th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Bhutan
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.48 against 1.4 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Bhutan ranks 46th and Chile ranks 44th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.24 | -0.686 | 1.55 | Chile |
| 1910s | -2.24 | -0.499 | 1.74 | Chile |
| 1920s | -1.99 | -0.3903 | 1.6 | Chile |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -0.6099 | 1.02 | Chile |
| 1940s | -1.62 | 0.538 | 2.16 | Chile |
| 1950s | -0.3592 | 0.2795 | 0.6387 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.13 | 0.9996 | 0.8696 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.13 | -1.25 | 1.38 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.3436 | -1.75 | 2.09 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.4226 | 1.45 | 1.03 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4613 | 2.09 | 1.63 | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 2.17 | 0.5955 | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.55 | 0.4758 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Bhutan or Chile?
- Chile, at 1.48 against 1.4 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Bhutan and Chile?
- 0.08, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Chile?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Chile rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Bhutan ranks 46th and Chile ranks 44th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.