Bhutan vs Brazil: Democracy

Bhutan
4
in 2025
Brazil
4
in 2025
Bhutan rank
16th
Brazil rank
16th

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Brazil
12345200520152025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 4 against 4 in Brazil, a difference of 0.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 16th of 128 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5 4.5 3 Brazil
2010s 3.6 4.6 1 Brazil
2020s 4 4 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Brazil?
Bhutan, at 4 against 4 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Brazil?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brazil?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Brazil rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 16th of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).