Bulgaria vs Romania: Elected political leaders index
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.95 | 0.05 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.