Bhutan vs East Timor: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Bhutan
0.949
in 2025
East Timor
0.937
in 2025
Bhutan rank
55th
East Timor rank
57th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Bhutan
- East Timor
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.949 against 0.937 in East Timor, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Bhutan ranks 55th and East Timor ranks 57th of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.8344 | 0.5801 | 0.2542 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.8961 | 0.8345 | 0.0616 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.9317 | 0.937 | 0.0053 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Bhutan or East Timor?
- Bhutan, at 0.949 against 0.937 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Bhutan and East Timor?
- 0.012, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Bhutan ranks 55th and East Timor ranks 57th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.