Bhutan vs Norway: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Norway
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How they compare

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

Across all 107 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

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

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Norway Difference Ahead
1900s 0 2 2 Norway
1910s 0 2 2 Norway
1920s 0 2 2 Norway
1930s 0 2 2 Norway
1940s 0 2 2 Norway
1950s 0 2 2 Norway
1960s 0 2 2 Norway
1970s 0 2 2 Norway
1980s 0 2 2 Norway
1990s 0 2 2 Norway
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Norway
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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