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