Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Multi-party elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 139 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 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 multi-party elections, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Netherlands 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.