Political rights score fh in Bhutan
Bhutan: Political rights score fh was 33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
67th
of 197 countries
All-time high
33
in 2025
All-time low
6
in 2003
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Bhutan, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Bhutan is 33, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Bhutan peaked at 33 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 | 6 | 19 | 8 |
| 2010s | 26 | 19 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5 | 29 | 33 | 6 |
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More social development data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Bhutan?
- Political rights score fh in Bhutan was 33 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2025.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for political rights score fh?
- Bhutan ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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