Austria vs Bulgaria: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 139 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Austria |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2222 | 0.7778 | Austria |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | Austria |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Austria |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Bulgaria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).