Bulgaria vs Paraguay: Free and Fair Elections Index
Bulgaria
0.64
in 2025
Paraguay
0.633
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
76th
Paraguay rank
78th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.64 against 0.633 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 16 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.054 | 0.0446 | 0.0094 | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0.1614 | 0.0386 | 0.1228 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.1386 | 0.0545 | 0.0841 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.2166 | 0.071 | 0.1456 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.2435 | 0.0571 | 0.1864 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.2239 | 0.071 | 0.1529 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.1263 | 0.0577 | 0.0686 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.1722 | 0.0375 | 0.1347 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.2682 | 0.0429 | 0.2253 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.304 | 0.0407 | 0.2633 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.3017 | 0.0409 | 0.2608 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.3039 | 0.0549 | 0.249 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.7179 | 0.4706 | 0.2473 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.7885 | 0.6106 | 0.1779 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7615 | 0.6523 | 0.1092 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.7272 | 0.6358 | 0.0913 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bulgaria or Paraguay?
- Bulgaria, at 0.64 against 0.633 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Bulgaria and Paraguay?
- 0.007, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Paraguay?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Paraguay rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 78th 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
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.