Brazil vs Bulgaria: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Bulgaria
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Bulgaria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 1 | 1.8 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 1 | 3.5 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).