Benin vs Bhutan: Democracy

Benin
2
in 2018
Bhutan
2
in 2018
Benin rank
1st
Bhutan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Benin
  • Bhutan
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Bhutan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5 0 0.5 Benin
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Benin
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1.9 0 1.9 Benin
2000s 2 0.5 1.5 Benin
2010s 2 1.11 0.8889 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Benin or Bhutan?
Benin, at 2 against 2 in Bhutan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Benin and Bhutan?
0, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bhutan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Benin and Bhutan rank globally for democracy?
Benin ranks 1st and Bhutan ranks 1st of 168 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).