Belgium vs Bhutan: Democracy
Belgium
2
in 2018
Bhutan
2
in 2018
Belgium rank
1st
Bhutan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Bhutan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 107 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.67 | 0 | 1.67 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.11 | 0.8889 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Bhutan?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Bhutan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Bhutan?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bhutan?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Bhutan rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).