Bhutan vs France: Democracy
Bhutan
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
France rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- France
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 167 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | France |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | France |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | France |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 2 | 0.8889 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or France?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and France?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and France?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2018.
- How do Bhutan and France rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and France 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
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).