Bhutan vs Spain: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Spain
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How they compare

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

Across all 112 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Spain Difference Ahead
1900s 0 2 2 Spain
1910s 0 2 2 Spain
1920s 0 0.6 0.6 Spain
1930s 0 1.7 1.7 Spain
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0.7 0.7 Spain
1980s 0 2 2 Spain
1990s 0 2 2 Spain
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Spain
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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).