Bulgaria vs Colombia: Democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Colombia
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Colombia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
Across all 139 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.2222 | 1 | 0.7778 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Colombia |
| 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 Colombia?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Colombia 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).