Bulgaria vs South Korea: Free and fair elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bulgaria
- South Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | South Korea |
| 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 South Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and South Korea 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.