Bhutan vs Denmark: Universal right to vote in practice
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Denmark
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bhutan
- Denmark
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Bhutan or Denmark?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bhutan and Denmark?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Denmark?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Denmark rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).