Bolivia vs Bulgaria: Democracy
Bolivia
6
in 2025
Bulgaria
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
42nd
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 6 against 6 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bolivia ranks 42nd and Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 15 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 1.33 | 1.67 | 0.3333 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 6 | 0.6 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Bulgaria?
- Bolivia, at 6 against 6 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Bulgaria?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Bulgaria rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 42nd and Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.