Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Malaysia
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Malaysia ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 2 2 Malaysia
1960s 0 1.9 1.9 Malaysia
1970s 0 1 1 Malaysia
1980s 0.1 1 0.9 Malaysia
1990s 2 1 1 Bulgaria
2000s 2 1.2 0.8 Bulgaria
2010s 2 1.56 0.4444 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Malaysia 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).