Bhutan vs Mongolia: Democracy
Bhutan
5
in 2025
Mongolia
5
in 2025
Bhutan rank
74th
Mongolia rank
74th
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 5 against 5 in Mongolia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Mongolia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 74th and Mongolia ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 6 | 4.8 | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 6 | 1.1 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 5.33 | 1.83 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Mongolia?
- Bhutan, at 5 against 5 in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Mongolia?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mongolia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Mongolia rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 74th and Mongolia 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
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.