Bhutan vs Portugal: Electoral democracy
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Portugal
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 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 Portugal?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bhutan and Portugal?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Portugal rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 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).