Bhutan vs East Timor: Deliberative Democracy Index
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Bhutan
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.54 against 0.503 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.037.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and East Timor ranks 50th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and East Timor in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0102 | 0.035 | 0.0248 | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.016 | 0.034 | 0.018 | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.0168 | 0.0344 | 0.0176 | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.018 | 0.035 | 0.017 | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.018 | 0.0346 | 0.0166 | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.0821 | 0.035 | 0.0471 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.1203 | 0.035 | 0.0853 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.1214 | 0.0201 | 0.1013 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.1314 | 0.01 | 0.1214 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.1445 | 0.0119 | 0.1326 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2501 | 0.3671 | 0.117 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.4939 | 0.4583 | 0.0356 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.5072 | 0.5177 | 0.0105 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bhutan or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.54 against 0.503 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bhutan and East Timor?
- 0.037, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and East Timor ranks 50th 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.