Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or Gambia?

Bhutan, at 0.463 against 0.452 in Gambia as of 2025.

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

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 Gambia: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bhutan

0.463

in 2025

Gambia

0.452

in 2025

Bhutan rank

58th

Gambia rank

61st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bhutan
Gambia

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.463 against 0.452 in Gambia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 58th and Gambia ranks 61st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 9 and Gambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0847	0.058	0.0267	Bhutan
1910s	0.091	0.058	0.033	Bhutan
1920s	0.0931	0.058	0.0351	Bhutan
1930s	0.098	0.059	0.039	Bhutan
1940s	0.0986	0.0648	0.0338	Bhutan
1950s	0.1091	0.0807	0.0284	Bhutan
1960s	0.1298	0.164	0.0342	Gambia
1970s	0.1391	0.253	0.1139	Gambia
1980s	0.1456	0.2698	0.1242	Gambia
1990s	0.1603	0.2047	0.0444	Gambia
2000s	0.2464	0.1771	0.0693	Bhutan
2010s	0.4807	0.2323	0.2484	Bhutan
2020s	0.4783	0.4162	0.0622	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or Gambia?: Bhutan, at 0.463 against 0.452 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bhutan and Gambia?: 0.011, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gambia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Gambia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bhutan ranks 58th and Gambia ranks 61st 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.