Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Electoral democracy
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 electoral democracy, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).