Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or East Timor?

East Timor, at 0.473 against 0.463 in Bhutan as of 2025.

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

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 East Timor: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bhutan

0.463

in 2025

East Timor

0.473

in 2025

Bhutan rank

58th

East Timor rank

56th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bhutan
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.473 against 0.463 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.

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

Bhutan ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 56th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0847	0.013	0.0717	Bhutan
1910s	0.091	0.013	0.078	Bhutan
1920s	0.0931	0.013	0.0801	Bhutan
1930s	0.098	0.013	0.085	Bhutan
1940s	0.0986	0.0146	0.084	Bhutan
1950s	0.1091	0.014	0.0951	Bhutan
1960s	0.1298	0.014	0.1158	Bhutan
1970s	0.1391	0.0476	0.0915	Bhutan
1980s	0.1456	0.078	0.0676	Bhutan
1990s	0.1603	0.0767	0.0836	Bhutan
2000s	0.2464	0.3242	0.0778	East Timor
2010s	0.4807	0.4107	0.07	Bhutan
2020s	0.4783	0.4515	0.0268	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or East Timor?: East Timor, at 0.473 against 0.463 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bhutan and East Timor?: 0.01, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bhutan ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 56th 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.