Bhutan vs Kenya: Democracy
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Kenya
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
32nd
Kenya rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Kenya
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Bhutan ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 1.67 | 0.8333 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Kenya?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Kenya?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Kenya rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.