Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or United States?

United States, at 0.472 against 0.463 in Bhutan as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bhutan and United States?

0.009, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bhutan

0.463

in 2025

United States

0.472

in 2025

Bhutan rank

58th

United States rank

57th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bhutan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.472 against 0.463 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.009.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 58th and United States ranks 57th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0847	0.184	0.0993	United States
1910s	0.091	0.1846	0.0936	United States
1920s	0.0931	0.2418	0.1487	United States
1930s	0.098	0.2806	0.1826	United States
1940s	0.0986	0.3082	0.2096	United States
1950s	0.1091	0.3339	0.2248	United States
1960s	0.1298	0.4197	0.2899	United States
1970s	0.1391	0.602	0.4629	United States
1980s	0.1456	0.6764	0.5308	United States
1990s	0.1603	0.7044	0.5441	United States
2000s	0.2464	0.6875	0.4411	United States
2010s	0.4807	0.6999	0.2192	United States
2020s	0.4783	0.5875	0.1092	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bhutan or United States?: United States, at 0.472 against 0.463 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bhutan and United States?: 0.009, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and United States rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bhutan ranks 58th and United States ranks 57th 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.