Bulgaria vs Canada: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Canada
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Canada rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Canada, a difference of 0.

Across all 139 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Canada Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 0.8 1.2 0.4 Canada
1890s 0.4 2 1.6 Canada
1900s 0 2 2 Canada
1910s 0.2222 2 1.78 Canada
1920s 1 2 1 Canada
1930s 0.4 2 1.6 Canada
1940s 0.3 2 1.7 Canada
1950s 0 2 2 Canada
1960s 0 2 2 Canada
1970s 0 2 2 Canada
1980s 0.1 2 1.9 Canada
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, Bulgaria or Canada?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Canada as of 2018.
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?
139 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Canada 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).