Bulgaria vs Solomon Islands: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Bulgaria
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 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 Solomon Islands?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Bulgaria and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Solomon Islands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Solomon Islands rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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.