Bhutan vs United Kingdom: Sovereign state
Bhutan
1
in 2022
United Kingdom
1
in 2022
Bhutan rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Bhutan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Bhutan or United Kingdom?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Bhutan and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United Kingdom?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and United Kingdom rank globally for sovereign state?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Butcher and Griffiths (2020) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.