Bhutan vs Malaysia: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Malaysia
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
110th
Malaysia rank
110th

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Bhutan
  • Malaysia
01234190719622018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 167 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 4 2 2 Bhutan
1960s 4 2.1 1.9 Bhutan
1970s 4 3 1 Bhutan
1980s 4 3 1 Bhutan
1990s 4 3 1 Bhutan
2000s 3 2.8 0.2 Bhutan
2010s 2.56 2.44 0.1111 Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Bhutan or Malaysia?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Bhutan and Malaysia?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Bhutan ranks 110th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).