Bulgaria vs Croatia: Free and fair elections

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Croatia
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Croatia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Croatia ahead.

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

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Croatia Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Bulgaria
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 Croatia?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and Croatia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Croatia 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.