Bulgaria vs Hungary: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Hungary
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Hungary ahead.

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

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 Hungary
1890s 0.4 1 0.6 Hungary
1900s 0 1 1 Hungary
1910s 0.2222 0.7778 0.5556 Hungary
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.4 1 0.6 Hungary
1940s 0.2222 0.6667 0.4444 Hungary
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.2 0.1 Hungary
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 Hungary?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Hungary?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
137 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Hungary 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).