Bhutan vs South Africa: Liberal democracy row, gaps filled
Bhutan
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
32nd
South Africa rank
32nd
Liberal democracy row, gaps filled over time
- Bhutan
- South Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 3 | 2.6 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy row, gaps filled, Bhutan or South Africa?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy row, gaps filled between Bhutan and South Africa?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for liberal democracy row, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Liberal democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Liberal democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.