Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index was 0.566 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Bhutan, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.566 for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Bhutan peaked at 0.601 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.025, in 1907.
Bhutan ranks 74th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0262 | 0.025 | 0.027 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0285 | 0.025 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0362 | 0.033 | 0.038 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0421 | 0.04 | 0.047 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0507 | 0.047 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0552 | 0.053 | 0.059 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0654 | 0.059 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.189 | 0.091 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.581 | 0.558 | 0.601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5655 | 0.532 | 0.598 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,257 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.701 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.457 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.566 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.609 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.682 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.349 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.566 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Bhutan?
- Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Bhutan was 0.566 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.601 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 in 1907.
- How does Bhutan rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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