Bhutan vs Lebanon: Democracy
Bhutan
6
in 2025
Lebanon
6
in 2025
Bhutan rank
78th
Lebanon rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6 against 6 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Bhutan ranks 78th and Lebanon ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 | 4 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Lebanon?
- Bhutan, at 6 against 6 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Lebanon?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Lebanon rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 78th and Lebanon 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
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).