Bhutan vs Maldives: Democracy
Bhutan
6
in 2025
Maldives
6
in 2025
Bhutan rank
78th
Maldives rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6 against 6 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 6 against 6 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 78th and Maldives 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).