Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or Botswana?

Botswana, at 0.48 against 0.463 in Bhutan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Botswana: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bhutan

0.463

in 2025

Botswana

0.48

in 2025

Bhutan rank

58th

Botswana rank

55th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bhutan
Botswana

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.48 against 0.463 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 58th and Botswana ranks 55th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Botswana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0847	0.022	0.0627	Bhutan
1910s	0.091	0.022	0.069	Bhutan
1920s	0.0931	0.022	0.0711	Bhutan
1930s	0.098	0.022	0.076	Bhutan
1940s	0.0986	0.022	0.0766	Bhutan
1950s	0.1091	0.0223	0.0868	Bhutan
1960s	0.1298	0.1606	0.0308	Botswana
1970s	0.1391	0.3823	0.2432	Botswana
1980s	0.1456	0.3997	0.2541	Botswana
1990s	0.1603	0.4455	0.2852	Botswana
2000s	0.2464	0.5101	0.2637	Botswana
2010s	0.4807	0.4991	0.0184	Botswana
2020s	0.4783	0.429	0.0493	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or Botswana?: Botswana, at 0.48 against 0.463 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bhutan and Botswana?: 0.017, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Botswana rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bhutan ranks 58th and Botswana ranks 55th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.