Bhutan: Clean elections index

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 Bhutan

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.859
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.210
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.874
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.859 index points, an increase from 0.857 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 1960 to 2023 is 0.21 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.874 index points was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Bhutan - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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