Bhutan vs Colombia: Democracy
Bhutan
6
in 2025
Colombia
6
in 2025
Bhutan rank
78th
Colombia rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Colombia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6 against 6 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 78th and Colombia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 | 4 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Colombia?
- Bhutan, at 6 against 6 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Colombia?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Colombia?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 78th and Colombia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).