Bhutan vs Poland: Electoral democracy
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Poland
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
Across all 176 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Poland |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Bhutan or Poland?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bhutan and Poland?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Poland?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Poland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).