Bhutan vs Namibia: Participatory Democracy Index
Bhutan
0.349
in 2025
Namibia
0.349
in 2025
Bhutan rank
71st
Namibia rank
71st
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Bhutan
- Namibia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.349 against 0.349 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 71st and Namibia ranks 71st of 176 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0177 | 0.031 | 0.0133 | Namibia |
| 1910s | 0.017 | 0.031 | 0.014 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 0.017 | 0.0551 | 0.0381 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.017 | 0.078 | 0.061 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.0177 | 0.0784 | 0.0607 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.0196 | 0.076 | 0.0564 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.0207 | 0.0768 | 0.0561 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.022 | 0.0798 | 0.0578 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.0493 | 0.0891 | 0.0398 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.1002 | 0.3848 | 0.2846 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1712 | 0.4104 | 0.2392 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.3621 | 0.4152 | 0.0531 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.3555 | 0.363 | 0.0075 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bhutan or Namibia?
- Bhutan, at 0.349 against 0.349 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bhutan and Namibia?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Namibia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 71st and Namibia ranks 71st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.