Bhutan vs Senegal: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Senegal
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Senegal
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How they compare

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

Across all 59 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

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

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0.3 0.3 Senegal
1970s 0 0.2 0.2 Senegal
1980s 0 1 1 Senegal
1990s 0 1 1 Senegal
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Senegal
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Senegal?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Senegal?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Senegal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Senegal 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).