Bulgaria vs Guyana: Democracy

Bulgaria
7
in 2025
Guyana
7
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Guyana
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.

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

Across the 14 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Guyana Difference Ahead
1890s 2 2 0
1900s 2 2 0
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 1.4 0.4 Guyana
1960s 1 2.4 1.4 Guyana
1970s 1 3 2 Guyana
1980s 1 3 2 Guyana
1990s 6 5.4 0.6 Bulgaria
2000s 6.9 6 0.9 Bulgaria
2010s 7 6.7 0.3 Bulgaria
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Guyana?
Bulgaria, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Guyana?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guyana?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Guyana rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Guyana 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).