A small Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan combines a Buddhist constitutional monarchy, strong protection of traditional culture and nature, and Gross National Happiness as its compass of government, with cautious openness to the outside world.
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Image context
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Distribution of power
Leaning · Unitary
Federal31.2%
Unitary68.8%
Representation
Near midpoint
Democracy53.8%
Autocracy46.2%
Civil liberties
Leaning · Security
Security65%
Liberty35%
Cultural integration
Strong · Assimilation
Assimilation73.8%
Multicultural26.2%
Conflict resolution
Strong · Negotiation
Military force28.7%
Negotiation71.3%
Foreign involvement
Leaning · Non-Intervention
Non-Intervention68.8%
Interventionist31.2%
Ownership
Near midpoint
Public46%
Private54%
Economic coordination
Leaning · State direction
State direction62.5%
Markets37.5%
International trade
Leaning · Protectionism
Protectionism60%
Free trade40%
Religion & state
Strong · Religious
Secular25%
Religious75%
Social norms
Leaning · Traditionalist
Progressive40%
Traditionalist60%
Technology & precaution
Strong · Ecologist
Acceleration25%
Ecologist75%
What distinguishes Bhutan
Largest median distance
Technology & precaution
This position is 28.9 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.
AccelerationEcologist
Catalog median 54% AccelerationBhutan 25% Acceleration
This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.
Closest to catalog median
Representation
This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.
DemocracyAutocracy
Catalog median 54% DemocracyBhutan 54% Democracy
This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.
Ideological Proximity
Ideologies
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works →
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works →
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works →