Bahrain vs Bhutan: Direct Democracy Index
Bahrain
0.02
in 2025
Bhutan
0.02
in 2025
Bahrain rank
104th
Bhutan rank
104th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.02 against 0.02 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bahrain ranks 104th and Bhutan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.158 | 0.004 | 0.154 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.086 | 0.02 | 0.066 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Bahrain or Bhutan?
- Bahrain, at 0.02 against 0.02 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Bahrain and Bhutan?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bhutan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Bhutan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Bahrain ranks 104th and Bhutan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.