Bulgaria vs Germany: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Germany
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Germany
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Germany ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Germany Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 Germany
1890s 0.4 1 0.6 Germany
1900s 0 1 1 Germany
1910s 0.2222 1.11 0.8889 Germany
1920s 1 2 1 Germany
1930s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Germany
1940s 0.4 0 0.4 Bulgaria
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 Germany?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Germany?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
94 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Germany 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).