Bulgaria vs Ireland: Free and fair elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 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 Ireland?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Ireland 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.