Bhutan vs North Korea: Transparent laws
Bhutan
0
in 2025
North Korea
0
in 2025
Bhutan rank
44th
North Korea rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0 against 0 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Bhutan or North Korea?
- Bhutan, at 0 against 0 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for transparent laws?
- Bhutan ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.