Bhutan vs Palau: Universal right to vote in practice
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Palau
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bhutan
- Palau
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Palau |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Palau |
| 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 Palau?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bhutan and Palau?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Palau rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Palau 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).