Bhutan vs Hungary: Democracy

Bhutan
6
in 2025
Hungary
6
in 2025
Bhutan rank
78th
Hungary rank
78th

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 6 against 6 in Hungary, a difference of 0.

Across all 159 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 78th and Hungary ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Hungary Difference Ahead
1860s 0 2 2 Hungary
1870s 0 2 2 Hungary
1880s 0 2 2 Hungary
1890s 0 2 2 Hungary
1900s 0 2 2 Hungary
1910s 0 1 1 Hungary
1920s 0 3 3 Hungary
1930s 0 3 3 Hungary
1940s 0 2.4 2.4 Hungary
1950s 0.7 1 0.3 Hungary
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 7 6 Hungary
2000s 2 7 5 Hungary
2010s 6 6.5 0.5 Hungary
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Hungary?
Bhutan, at 6 against 6 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Hungary?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Hungary?
159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Hungary rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 78th and Hungary ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical 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
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).