Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or Senegal?

Bhutan, at 0.463 against 0.46 in Senegal as of 2025.

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

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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 Senegal: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bhutan

0.463

in 2025

Senegal

0.46

in 2025

Bhutan rank

58th

Senegal rank

59th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bhutan
Senegal

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.463 against 0.46 in Senegal, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 59th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0865	0.0282	0.0583	Bhutan
1910s	0.091	0.03	0.061	Bhutan
1920s	0.0931	0.0315	0.0616	Bhutan
1930s	0.098	0.0304	0.0676	Bhutan
1940s	0.0986	0.0449	0.0537	Bhutan
1950s	0.1091	0.0663	0.0428	Bhutan
1960s	0.1298	0.243	0.1132	Senegal
1970s	0.1391	0.2584	0.1193	Senegal
1980s	0.1456	0.3312	0.1856	Senegal
1990s	0.1603	0.4125	0.2522	Senegal
2000s	0.2464	0.4834	0.237	Senegal
2010s	0.4807	0.5249	0.0442	Senegal
2020s	0.4783	0.4928	0.0145	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or Senegal?: Bhutan, at 0.463 against 0.46 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bhutan and Senegal?: 0.003, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Senegal?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Senegal rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bhutan ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 59th 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.