Bulgaria vs Cyprus: Democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Cyprus
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Cyprus rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Cyprus |
| 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 Cyprus?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Cyprus as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Cyprus?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cyprus?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Cyprus rank globally for democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 168 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).