Bhutan vs Pakistan: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Pakistan
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Pakistan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

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

Across all 47 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

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

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0 1.12 1.12 Pakistan
1980s 0 0.7 0.7 Pakistan
1990s 0 1.8 1.8 Pakistan
2000s 0.5 0.8 0.3 Pakistan
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Pakistan?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Pakistan?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Pakistan rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Pakistan 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).