Bhutan vs Cyprus: Justified Political Positions Score
Bhutan
1.4
in 2025
Cyprus
1.49
in 2025
Bhutan rank
46th
Cyprus rank
43rd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Bhutan
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.49 against 1.4 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.
Bhutan ranks 46th and Cyprus ranks 43rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.24 | -0.857 | 1.38 | Cyprus |
| 1910s | -2.24 | -0.6635 | 1.57 | Cyprus |
| 1920s | -1.99 | -0.1232 | 1.87 | Cyprus |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -1.37 | 0.2508 | Cyprus |
| 1940s | -1.62 | -0.9962 | 0.6288 | Cyprus |
| 1950s | -0.3592 | -0.876 | 0.5168 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.13 | 0.673 | 0.543 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.13 | 0.788 | 0.658 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.3436 | 1.63 | 1.29 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.4226 | 1.83 | 1.41 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.4613 | 2.58 | 2.11 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.79 | 0.217 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.46 | 0.5722 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Bhutan or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 1.49 against 1.4 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Bhutan and Cyprus?
- 0.09, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cyprus?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Cyprus rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Bhutan ranks 46th and Cyprus ranks 43rd 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.