Civil Rights Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Civil Rights Score was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Bhutan, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Bhutan stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Bhutan peaked at 7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2007.
Bhutan ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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More social development data for Bhutan
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,257 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.457 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.701 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.701 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.566 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Bhutan?
- Civil rights score in Bhutan was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for civil rights score?
- Bhutan ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.