Bhutan vs Brazil: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Brazil
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Brazil rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Brazil
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How they compare

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

Across all 112 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Brazil Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Brazil
1910s 0 1 1 Brazil
1920s 0 1 1 Brazil
1930s 0 0.2 0.2 Brazil
1940s 0 0.6 0.6 Brazil
1950s 0 1.2 1.2 Brazil
1960s 0 0.6 0.6 Brazil
1970s 0 0.6 0.6 Brazil
1980s 0 1.5 1.5 Brazil
1990s 0 2 2 Brazil
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Brazil
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Brazil?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Brazil?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brazil?
112 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Brazil rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Brazil 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

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).