Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Free and fair elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
North Macedonia
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
North Macedonia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2857 | 0.2857 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7143 | 0.2857 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Bulgaria |
| 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 North Macedonia?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and North Macedonia 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.