Bhutan vs Botswana: Democracy
Bhutan
2
in 2018
Botswana
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Botswana rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Botswana
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Botswana, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 2 | 0.8889 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Botswana?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Botswana as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Botswana?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Bhutan and Botswana rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Botswana 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
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).