Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?

Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Luxembourg as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?

134 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.

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.

Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Democracy

Bulgaria

in 2018

Luxembourg

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

1st

Luxembourg rank

1st

Democracy over time

Bulgaria
Luxembourg

How they compare

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

Across all 134 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1870s	1	1	0	—
1880s	0.8	1	0.2	Luxembourg
1890s	0.4	2	1.6	Luxembourg
1900s	0	2	2	Luxembourg
1910s	0.2222	2	1.78	Luxembourg
1920s	1	2	1	Luxembourg
1930s	0.4	2	1.6	Luxembourg
1940s	0.2	2	1.8	Luxembourg
1950s	0	2	2	Luxembourg
1960s	0	2	2	Luxembourg
1970s	0	2	2	Luxembourg
1980s	0.1	2	1.9	Luxembourg
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 Luxembourg?: Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Luxembourg as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?: 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?: 134 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?: Bulgaria ranks 1st and Luxembourg 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: 07 August 2026

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).