Bhutan vs Montenegro: Deliberative Democracy Index
Bhutan
0.503
in 2025
Montenegro
0.521
in 2025
Bhutan rank
53rd
Montenegro rank
51st
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Bhutan
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.521 against 0.503 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Montenegro ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Montenegro ranks 51st of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0102 | 0.052 | 0.0418 | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 0.016 | 0.0525 | 0.0365 | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 0.1675 | 0.3015 | 0.134 | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 0.2501 | 0.3815 | 0.1314 | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 0.4939 | 0.3958 | 0.0981 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.5072 | 0.4668 | 0.0403 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bhutan or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 0.521 against 0.503 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bhutan and Montenegro?
- 0.018, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Montenegro?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Montenegro rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Montenegro ranks 51st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.