Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria: Elected Political Leaders Index
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
Across all 197 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.55 | 1 | 0.45 | Bulgaria |
| 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 elected political leaders index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?
- 197 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).