Bulgaria vs Malta: Political opposition
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Malta ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Malta |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 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 political opposition, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for political opposition?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.