Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Ecuador rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.