Bulgaria vs Croatia: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Croatia
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Croatia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Croatia ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Croatia Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Bulgaria
1930s 0.4 0.3 0.1 Bulgaria
1940s 0.3 0.5 0.2 Croatia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 1 0.9 Croatia
1990s 2 1 1 Bulgaria
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 Croatia?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Croatia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Croatia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Croatia 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).