Brazil vs Bulgaria: Participatory political institutions index
Brazil
0.618
in 2025
Bulgaria
0.616
in 2025
Brazil rank
37th
Bulgaria rank
38th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.618 against 0.616 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Bulgaria ranks 38th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 18 and Bulgaria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.243 | 0.07 | 0.173 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0.243 | 0.07 | 0.173 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0.243 | 0.07 | 0.173 | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0.243 | 0.07 | 0.173 | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0.2982 | 0.07 | 0.2282 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.327 | 0.07 | 0.257 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.327 | 0.07 | 0.257 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.3347 | 0.07 | 0.2647 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.338 | 0.0788 | 0.2592 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.338 | 0.1133 | 0.2247 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.4189 | 0.3094 | 0.1095 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.3875 | 0.327 | 0.0605 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.4106 | 0.436 | 0.0254 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.411 | 0.4337 | 0.0227 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.4126 | 0.4403 | 0.0277 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.2477 | 0.3835 | 0.1358 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.3082 | 0.3334 | 0.0252 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.4845 | 0.2903 | 0.1942 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.4172 | 0.237 | 0.1802 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.4032 | 0.2894 | 0.1138 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.5229 | 0.265 | 0.2579 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.6168 | 0.5704 | 0.0464 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.6733 | 0.5607 | 0.1126 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6389 | 0.657 | 0.0181 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.6037 | 0.666 | 0.0623 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Brazil, at 0.618 against 0.616 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 0.002, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Bulgaria ranks 38th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.