Bulgaria vs United States: Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1879 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 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 free and fair elections, gaps filled, Bulgaria or United States?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.