Bhutan vs Nepal: Democracy
Bhutan
2
in 2018
Nepal
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Nepal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Nepal ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 2 | 0.8889 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Nepal?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Nepal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Nepal?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2018.
- How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Nepal 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
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).