Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bhutan or Cote d'Ivoire?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.701 against 0.658 in Bhutan as of 2025.

What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?

0.043, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Cote d'Ivoire: Political Civil Liberties Index

Bhutan

0.658

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire

0.701

in 2025

Bhutan rank

98th

Cote d'Ivoire rank

95th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Bhutan
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.701 against 0.658 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.043.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Bhutan ranks 98th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 95th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Cote d'Ivoire in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Cote d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.137	0.203	0.066	Cote d'Ivoire
1910s	0.129	0.1988	0.0698	Cote d'Ivoire
1920s	0.129	0.204	0.075	Cote d'Ivoire
1930s	0.129	0.2032	0.0742	Cote d'Ivoire
1940s	0.1461	0.2843	0.1382	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	0.2007	0.3656	0.1649	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	0.2489	0.229	0.0199	Bhutan
1970s	0.265	0.226	0.039	Bhutan
1980s	0.2826	0.2426	0.04	Bhutan
1990s	0.3099	0.7378	0.4279	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	0.4611	0.8273	0.3662	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.6963	0.7766	0.0803	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.6865	0.7403	0.0538	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bhutan or Cote d'Ivoire?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.701 against 0.658 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?: 0.043, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Bhutan ranks 98th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 95th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.