Bhutan vs New Zealand: Chief executive of the government is elected
Bhutan
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.