Bulgaria vs Colombia: Free and fair elections

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Colombia
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Bulgaria ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Colombia Difference Ahead
1870s 1 0 1 Bulgaria
1880s 0.7 0 0.7 Bulgaria
1890s 0.5 0 0.5 Bulgaria
1900s 0.9 0 0.9 Bulgaria
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0.2 0.8 Bulgaria
1930s 1 0.8571 0.1429 Bulgaria
1940s 0.5 0.9 0.4 Colombia
1950s 0 0.2 0.2 Colombia
1960s 0 1 1 Colombia
1970s 0 0.6 0.6 Colombia
1980s 0 1 1 Colombia
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, Bulgaria or Colombia?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and Colombia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
144 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Colombia 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.