Bhutan vs Croatia: Deliberative Democracy Index
Bhutan
0.503
in 2025
Croatia
0.499
in 2025
Bhutan rank
53rd
Croatia rank
54th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Bhutan
- Croatia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.503 against 0.499 in Croatia, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Croatia ranks 54th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Croatia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.018 | 0.0273 | 0.0093 | Croatia |
| 1950s | 0.0821 | 0.0742 | 0.0079 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.1203 | 0.096 | 0.0243 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.1214 | 0.0969 | 0.0245 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.1314 | 0.1153 | 0.0161 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.1445 | 0.1399 | 0.0046 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2501 | 0.5893 | 0.3392 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.4939 | 0.6164 | 0.1225 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.5072 | 0.5305 | 0.0233 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bhutan or Croatia?
- Bhutan, at 0.503 against 0.499 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bhutan and Croatia?
- 0.004, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Croatia?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Croatia rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Croatia ranks 54th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.