Australia vs Bulgaria: Free and fair elections
Australia
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Australia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 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, Australia or Bulgaria?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Australia and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Australia 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.