Bulgaria vs Chile: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Chile
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Chile rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Chile
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Chile Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 Chile
1890s 0.4 1 0.6 Chile
1900s 0 1 1 Chile
1910s 0.2222 1 0.7778 Chile
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.4 1 0.6 Chile
1940s 0.3 1 0.7 Chile
1950s 0 1 1 Chile
1960s 0 1.6 1.6 Chile
1970s 0 0.6 0.6 Chile
1980s 0.1 0.3 0.2 Chile
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 Chile?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Chile?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
139 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Chile 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).