Bulgaria vs Japan: Free and fair elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 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 Japan?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Japan 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.