Bulgaria vs Fiji: Democracy

Bulgaria
7
in 2025
Fiji
7
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Fiji rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Fiji
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Fiji ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 12 and Fiji in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Fiji Difference Ahead
1870s 1 0 1 Bulgaria
1880s 1.7 0 1.7 Bulgaria
1890s 2 0 2 Bulgaria
1900s 2 1 1 Bulgaria
1910s 2.1 2 0.1 Bulgaria
1920s 3 2 1 Bulgaria
1930s 2.2 2 0.2 Bulgaria
1940s 2.1 2 0.1 Bulgaria
1950s 1 2 1 Fiji
1960s 1 2 1 Fiji
1970s 1 6 5 Fiji
1980s 1 4.5 3.5 Fiji
1990s 6 5 1 Bulgaria
2000s 6.9 2.1 4.8 Bulgaria
2010s 7 3.6 3.4 Bulgaria
2020s 7 6.5 0.5 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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