Bulgaria vs Philippines: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Philippines
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Philippines rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Philippines
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How they compare

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

Across all 81 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

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

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Philippines Difference Ahead
1930s 0 1 1 Philippines
1940s 0.2857 1 0.7143 Philippines
1950s 0 1 1 Philippines
1960s 0 1 1 Philippines
1970s 0 0.2 0.2 Philippines
1980s 0.1 0.7 0.6 Philippines
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 Philippines?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Philippines?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Philippines?
81 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Philippines rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Philippines 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).