Bhutan vs Colombia: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Colombia
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Colombia
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Colombia Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Colombia
1910s 0 1 1 Colombia
1920s 0 1 1 Colombia
1930s 0 1 1 Colombia
1940s 0 1 1 Colombia
1950s 0 1.3 1.3 Colombia
1960s 0 2 2 Colombia
1970s 0 2 2 Colombia
1980s 0 2 2 Colombia
1990s 0 2 2 Colombia
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Colombia
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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