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Women civil liberties index in Bhutan

Bhutan: Women civil liberties index was 0.761 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.761
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.83
in 2016
All-time low
0.179
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women civil liberties index in Bhutan, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.761 for women civil liberties index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Bhutan peaked at 0.83 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.179, in 1900.

Bhutan ranks 70th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women civil liberties index in Bhutan, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.179 —
1901 0.179 +0.0%
1902 0.179 +0.0%
1903 0.179 +0.0%
1904 0.179 +0.0%
1905 0.179 +0.0%
1906 0.179 +0.0%
1907 0.269 +50.3%
1908 0.294 +9.3%
1909 0.294 +0.0%
1910 0.294 +0.0%
1911 0.294 +0.0%
1912 0.294 +0.0%
1913 0.294 +0.0%
1914 0.294 +0.0%
1915 0.294 +0.0%
1916 0.294 +0.0%
1917 0.294 +0.0%
1918 0.294 +0.0%
1919 0.294 +0.0%
1920 0.294 +0.0%
1921 0.294 +0.0%
1922 0.294 +0.0%
1923 0.294 +0.0%
1924 0.294 +0.0%
1925 0.294 +0.0%
1926 0.294 +0.0%
1927 0.294 +0.0%
1928 0.294 +0.0%
1929 0.294 +0.0%
1930 0.294 +0.0%
1931 0.294 +0.0%
1932 0.294 +0.0%
1933 0.294 +0.0%
1934 0.294 +0.0%
1935 0.294 +0.0%
1936 0.294 +0.0%
1937 0.294 +0.0%
1938 0.294 +0.0%
1939 0.294 +0.0%
1940 0.294 +0.0%
1941 0.294 +0.0%
1942 0.294 +0.0%
1943 0.294 +0.0%
1944 0.294 +0.0%
1945 0.294 +0.0%
1946 0.294 +0.0%
1947 0.294 +0.0%
1948 0.294 +0.0%
1949 0.294 +0.0%
1950 0.316 +7.5%
1951 0.316 +0.0%
1952 0.316 +0.0%
1953 0.341 +7.9%
1954 0.409 +19.9%
1955 0.409 +0.0%
1956 0.42 +2.7%
1957 0.462 +10.0%
1958 0.5 +8.2%
1959 0.5 +0.0%
1960 0.516 +3.2%
1961 0.534 +3.5%
1962 0.534 +0.0%
1963 0.534 +0.0%
1964 0.534 +0.0%
1965 0.539 +0.9%
1966 0.539 +0.0%
1967 0.539 +0.0%
1968 0.58 +7.6%
1969 0.58 +0.0%
1970 0.58 +0.0%
1971 0.58 +0.0%
1972 0.608 +4.8%
1973 0.608 +0.0%
1974 0.608 +0.0%
1975 0.608 +0.0%
1976 0.608 +0.0%
1977 0.608 +0.0%
1978 0.608 +0.0%
1979 0.608 +0.0%
1980 0.607 -0.2%
1981 0.607 +0.0%
1982 0.607 +0.0%
1983 0.607 +0.0%
1984 0.607 +0.0%
1985 0.607 +0.0%
1986 0.607 +0.0%
1987 0.607 +0.0%
1988 0.607 +0.0%
1989 0.67 +10.4%
1990 0.681 +1.6%
1991 0.681 +0.0%
1992 0.686 +0.7%
1993 0.686 +0.0%
1994 0.686 +0.0%
1995 0.686 +0.0%
1996 0.686 +0.0%
1997 0.686 +0.0%
1998 0.686 +0.0%
1999 0.686 +0.0%
2000 0.682 -0.6%
2001 0.682 +0.0%
2002 0.671 -1.6%
2003 0.692 +3.1%
2004 0.692 +0.0%
2005 0.692 +0.0%
2006 0.692 +0.0%
2007 0.692 +0.0%
2008 0.825 +19.2%
2009 0.825 +0.0%
2010 0.814 -1.3%
2011 0.814 +0.0%
2012 0.814 +0.0%
2013 0.802 -1.5%
2014 0.802 +0.0%
2015 0.802 +0.0%
2016 0.83 +3.5%
2017 0.83 +0.0%
2018 0.827 -0.4%
2019 0.827 +0.0%
2020 0.827 +0.0%
2021 0.829 +0.2%
2022 0.797 -3.9%
2023 0.769 -3.5%
2024 0.761 -1.0%
2025 0.761 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.211 0.179 0.294 10
1910s 0.294 0.294 0.294 10
1920s 0.294 0.294 0.294 10
1930s 0.294 0.294 0.294 10
1940s 0.294 0.294 0.294 10
1950s 0.3989 0.316 0.5 10
1960s 0.5429 0.516 0.58 10
1970s 0.6024 0.58 0.608 10
1980s 0.6133 0.607 0.67 10
1990s 0.685 0.681 0.686 10
2000s 0.7145 0.671 0.825 10
2010s 0.8162 0.802 0.83 10
2020s 0.7907 0.761 0.829 6

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 67 Senegal 0.771 compare
  2. 68 Lesotho 0.767 compare
  3. 69 Nigeria 0.763 compare
  4. 71 Mauritius 0.758 compare
  5. 71 Panama 0.758 compare
  6. 73 Mongolia 0.752 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Bhutan?
Women civil liberties index in Bhutan was 0.761 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.83 in 2016.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.179 in 1900.
How does Bhutan rank for women civil liberties index?
Bhutan ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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