Bhutan vs Fiji: Democracy

Bhutan
5
in 2025
Fiji
5
in 2025
Bhutan rank
74th
Fiji rank
74th

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Fiji
02468190019622025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 5 against 5 in Fiji, a difference of 0.

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

Bhutan ranks 74th and Fiji ranks 74th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Fiji Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 1.1 1.1 Fiji
1970s 0 5.4 5.4 Fiji
1980s 0 4 4 Fiji
1990s 0 3.8 3.8 Fiji
2000s 1.2 2.1 0.9 Fiji
2010s 7.1 1.8 5.3 Bhutan
2020s 7.17 4 3.17 Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Fiji?
Bhutan, at 5 against 5 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Fiji?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Fiji?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Fiji rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 74th and Fiji ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.