Bhutan vs Romania: Democracy

Bhutan
4
in 2025
Romania
4
in 2025
Bhutan rank
16th
Romania rank
16th

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Romania
12345200520152025

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5 5 3.5 Romania
2010s 3.6 4.6 1 Romania
2020s 4 4.33 0.3333 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Romania?
Bhutan, at 4 against 4 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Romania?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Romania?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 16th and Romania 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).