Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Sierra Leone
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

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

Across all 58 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1.56 1.56 Sierra Leone
1970s 0 0.1 0.1 Sierra Leone
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0.4 0.4 Sierra Leone
2000s 0.5 1.3 0.8 Sierra Leone
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Sierra Leone rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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).