Bhutan vs France: Competitive elections
Bhutan
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
France rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bhutan
- France
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | France |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | France |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Bhutan or France?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bhutan and France?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and France rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.