Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bulgaria or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.643 against 0.64 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Maldives: Free and Fair Elections Index

Bulgaria

0.64

in 2025

Maldives

0.643

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

76th

Maldives rank

75th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Bulgaria
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.643 against 0.64 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 75th of 176 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2166	0	0.2166	Bulgaria
1910s	0.2435	0	0.2435	Bulgaria
1920s	0.2239	0	0.2239	Bulgaria
1930s	0.1263	0	0.1263	Bulgaria
1940s	0.1722	0	0.1722	Bulgaria
1950s	0.2682	0	0.2682	Bulgaria
1960s	0.304	0.0342	0.2698	Bulgaria
1970s	0.3017	0.2457	0.056	Bulgaria
1980s	0.3039	0.1583	0.1456	Bulgaria
1990s	0.7179	0.16	0.5579	Bulgaria
2000s	0.7885	0.2796	0.5089	Bulgaria
2010s	0.7615	0.522	0.2395	Bulgaria
2020s	0.7272	0.651	0.0762	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bulgaria or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.643 against 0.64 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Bulgaria and Maldives?: 0.003, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Bulgaria ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 75th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.