Bhutan vs Germany: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Germany
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Germany
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How they compare

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

Across all 67 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Germany Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Germany
1910s 0 1.1 1.1 Germany
1920s 0 2 2 Germany
1930s 0 0.6 0.6 Germany
1940s 0 0 0
1990s 0 2 2 Germany
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Germany
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Germany?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Germany?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Germany?
67 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Germany rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 168 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).