Albania vs Bulgaria: Free and fair elections

Albania
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Albania rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.

Across all 93 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1920s 0 1 1 Bulgaria
1930s 0 1 1 Bulgaria
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Bulgaria
2000s 0.9 1 0.1 Bulgaria
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, Albania or Bulgaria?
Albania, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Albania and Bulgaria?
0, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
93 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for free and fair elections?
Albania ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.