Free and Fair Elections Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Free and Fair Elections Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Free and Fair Elections Score in Bhutan, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections score in Bhutan stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections score in Bhutan peaked at 8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2007.
Bhutan ranks 20th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.97 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6061 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.67 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.49 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.34 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 225.79 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections score in Bhutan?
- Free and fair elections score in Bhutan was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for free and fair elections score?
- Bhutan ranks 20th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which elections are free from irregularities, the rights to vote, run for office, and campaign are unrestricted, registration is easy, and campaigning and media access are fair.