Bhutan vs Iraq: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Iraq
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

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

Across all 88 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

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

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Iraq Difference Ahead
1920s 0 1 1 Iraq
1930s 0 1 1 Iraq
1940s 0 1 1 Iraq
1950s 0 1 1 Iraq
1960s 0 0.8 0.8 Iraq
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0 0 0
2010s 1.11 1.56 0.4444 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Iraq?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Iraq?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iraq?
88 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Iraq 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).