Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

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

Across all 111 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.2222 0.2222 Bulgaria
1920s 0 1 1 Bulgaria
1930s 0 0.4 0.4 Bulgaria
1940s 0 0.3 0.3 Bulgaria
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Bulgaria
1990s 0 2 2 Bulgaria
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Bulgaria
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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