Bhutan vs India: Democracy
Bhutan
4
in 2025
India
4
in 2025
Bhutan rank
16th
India rank
16th
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- India
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4 against 4 in India, a difference of 0.
Across all 10 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 16th and India ranks 16th of 128 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 | 5 | 3.5 | India |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | India |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or India?
- Bhutan, at 4 against 4 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and India?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and India rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 16th and India 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
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).