Bhutan vs India: Private civil liberties index
Bhutan
0.625
in 2025
India
0.631
in 2025
Bhutan rank
118th
India rank
115th
Private civil liberties index over time
- Bhutan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.631 against 0.625 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 118th and India ranks 115th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.26 | 0.185 | 0.075 | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.306 | 0.185 | 0.121 | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 0.306 | 0.185 | 0.121 | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 0.306 | 0.185 | 0.121 | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 0.306 | 0.2712 | 0.0348 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 0.3972 | 0.6304 | 0.2332 | India |
| 1960s | 0.497 | 0.634 | 0.137 | India |
| 1970s | 0.5339 | 0.6261 | 0.0922 | India |
| 1980s | 0.53 | 0.6234 | 0.0934 | India |
| 1990s | 0.5893 | 0.6758 | 0.0865 | India |
| 2000s | 0.6196 | 0.6954 | 0.0758 | India |
| 2010s | 0.6915 | 0.6847 | 0.0068 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6525 | 0.61 | 0.0425 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Bhutan or India?
- India, at 0.631 against 0.625 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Bhutan and India?
- 0.006, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and India?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and India rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Bhutan ranks 118th and India ranks 115th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.