Bhutan vs Estonia: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Estonia
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Estonia
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How they compare

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

Across all 101 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

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

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Estonia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 2 2 Estonia
1920s 0 2 2 Estonia
1930s 0 1 1 Estonia
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Estonia
1990s 0 1.9 1.9 Estonia
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Estonia
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Estonia?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Estonia?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Estonia?
101 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Estonia 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).