Brazil vs Bulgaria: Free and fair elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 0 | 0.5556 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Brazil |
| 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, Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Brazil 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.