Bulgaria vs France: Democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
France rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- France
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 167 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | France |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | France |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 0.2222 | 2 | 1.78 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | France |
| 1940s | 0.3333 | 2 | 1.67 | France |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | France |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | France |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | France |
| 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 France?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and France?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and France 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).