Bulgaria vs Romania: Free and fair elections row
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Free and fair elections row over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7143 | 0.2857 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 row, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for free and fair elections row?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.