Bhutan vs Malaysia: Competitive elections
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.