Bulgaria vs Russia: Multi-party elections for legislature

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Russia rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Russia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Russia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Russia Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1 0 β€”
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 0.7143 0.2857 Bulgaria
1940s 0.9 0 0.9 Bulgaria
1950s 0 0 0 β€”
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Russia
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Bulgaria or Russia?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Bulgaria and Russia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
106 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.