Bulgaria vs Israel: Free and fair elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Israel
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Israel rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Israel, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 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 Israel?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Israel 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.