Bhutan vs China

Bhutan vs China: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.57 of 1 in Bhutan and 0.07 of 1 in China, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 0.49 of 1, or 7.86 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Bhutan vs China: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.57 of 1 in Bhutan and 0.07 of 1 in China, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 0.49 of 1, or 7.86 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Bhutan has been higher since 2005, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, Bhutan ranked 76 and China ranked 171 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBhutanChinaWorld
20250.570.070.48
20240.570.070.49
20230.530.070.49
20220.560.080.5
20210.570.080.5
20200.60.080.51
20190.60.080.52
20180.580.080.52
20170.570.080.52
20160.560.080.52
20150.570.080.52
20140.560.080.52
20130.570.090.52
20120.60.090.53
20110.60.090.53
20100.60.090.52
20090.590.090.52
20080.490.10.52
20070.130.10.52
20060.110.090.52
20050.10.090.52
20040.10.10.51
20030.10.10.51
20020.10.10.5
20010.090.10.49
20000.090.10.49
19990.090.10.49
19980.060.10.49
19970.060.10.49
19960.060.10.48
19950.060.10.47
19940.060.10.47
19930.070.10.46
19920.060.10.44
19910.060.090.42
19900.060.090.41
19890.060.10.36
19880.060.10.36
19870.060.10.35
19860.060.10.34
19850.050.10.34
19840.050.10.33
19830.050.10.32
19820.050.10.32
19810.050.10.32
19800.050.10.32
19790.050.090.31
19780.050.080.3
19770.050.070.3
19760.050.070.29
19750.050.070.29
19740.050.070.29
19730.050.070.29
19720.050.070.29
19710.050.070.29
19700.050.070.29
19690.050.070.29
19680.050.070.3
19670.050.070.29
19660.040.070.29
19650.040.070.3
19640.040.070.3
19630.040.070.3
19620.040.070.29
19610.040.070.29
19600.040.070.28
19590.040.070.27
19580.040.070.27
19570.040.070.27
19560.040.070.26
19550.040.070.25
19540.040.070.25
19530.040.080.24
19520.040.080.24
19510.030.080.24
19500.030.080.23
19490.030.120.22
19480.030.160.22
19470.030.140.21
19460.030.090.19
19450.030.090.16
19440.030.090.14
19430.030.090.14
19420.030.090.14
19410.030.090.15
19400.030.090.15
19390.030.090.17
19380.030.090.17
19370.030.090.17
19360.030.090.17
19350.030.090.17
19340.030.090.18
19330.030.090.18
19320.030.090.19
19310.030.090.18
19300.030.090.18
19290.030.090.19
19280.030.090.19
19270.030.10.19
19260.030.110.19
19250.030.110.19
19240.030.110.19
19230.030.110.19
19220.030.110.19
19210.030.120.19
19200.030.120.18
19190.030.130.16
19180.030.120.15
19170.030.110.15
19160.030.110.15
19150.030.110.15
19140.030.110.15
19130.030.130.15
19120.030.10.15
19110.030.060.15
19100.030.060.15
19090.030.060.15
19080.030.060.15
19070.030.060.15
19060.030.060.15
19050.030.060.15
19040.030.060.14
19030.030.060.14
19020.030.060.15
19010.030.060.14
19000.030.060.14
1899–0.050.22
1898–0.050.22
1897–0.060.22
1896–0.060.22
1895–0.050.22
1894–0.040.21
1893–0.040.21
1892–0.040.21
1891–0.040.2
1890–0.040.2
1889–0.040.2
1888–0.040.2
1887–0.040.2
1886–0.040.19
1885–0.040.19
1884–0.040.2
1883–0.040.19
1882–0.040.19
1881–0.040.19
1880–0.040.19
1879–0.040.19
1878–0.040.18
1877–0.040.18
1876–0.040.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.040.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.040.13
1849–0.040.15
1848–0.040.13
1847–0.040.11
1846–0.040.11
1845–0.040.11
1844–0.040.11
1843–0.040.1
1842–0.040.1
1841–0.040.1
1840–0.040.1
1839–0.040.1
1838–0.040.09
1837–0.040.09
1836–0.040.1
1835–0.040.09
1834–0.040.09
1833–0.040.09
1832–0.040.09
1831–0.040.09
1830–0.040.09
1829–0.040.08
1828–0.040.08
1827–0.040.09
1826–0.040.08
1825–0.040.08
1824–0.040.08
1823–0.040.08
1822–0.040.08
1821–0.040.07
1820–0.040.07
1819–0.040.06
1818–0.040.06
1817–0.040.06
1816–0.040.06
1815–0.040.06
1814–0.040.05
1813–0.040.05
1812–0.040.06
1811–0.040.06
1810–0.040.06
1809–0.040.05
1808–0.040.05
1807–0.040.05
1806–0.040.05
1805–0.040.05
1804–0.040.05
1803–0.040.05
1802–0.040.05
1801–0.040.05
1800–0.040.05
1799–0.040.05
1798–0.040.06
1797–0.040.05
1796–0.040.05
1795–0.040.05
1794–0.040.05
1793–0.040.05
1792–0.040.05
1791–0.040.05
1790–0.040.05
1789–0.040.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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