Bulgaria vs Canada: Democracy

Bulgaria
7
in 2025
Canada
7
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Canada rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7 against 7 in Canada, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Canada ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Canada Difference Ahead
1870s 1 4 3 Canada
1880s 1.7 4 2.3 Canada
1890s 2 4 2 Canada
1900s 2 4 2 Canada
1910s 2.1 4 1.9 Canada
1920s 3 6 3 Canada
1930s 2.2 6 3.8 Canada
1940s 2.1 6.4 4.3 Canada
1950s 1 7 6 Canada
1960s 1 7 6 Canada
1970s 1 7 6 Canada
1980s 1 7 6 Canada
1990s 6 7 1 Canada
2000s 6.9 7 0.1 Canada
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Canada?
Bulgaria, at 7 against 7 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Canada?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Canada 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).