Bhutan vs Niger: Justified Political Positions Score
Bhutan
1.4
in 2025
Niger
1.36
in 2025
Bhutan rank
46th
Niger rank
49th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Bhutan
- Niger
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.4 against 1.36 in Niger, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Bhutan ranks 46th and Niger ranks 49th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -1.93 | -0.827 | 1.1 | Niger |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -0.827 | 0.798 | Niger |
| 1940s | -1.62 | -0.827 | 0.798 | Niger |
| 1950s | -0.3592 | -0.879 | 0.5198 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.13 | -0.687 | 0.817 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.13 | -0.5422 | 0.6722 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.3436 | -0.3283 | 0.6719 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.4226 | 1.88 | 1.46 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4613 | 1.25 | 0.7837 | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.49 | 0.0821 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.23 | 0.8012 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Bhutan or Niger?
- Bhutan, at 1.4 against 1.36 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Bhutan and Niger?
- 0.04, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Niger rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Bhutan ranks 46th and Niger ranks 49th 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.