Bulgaria vs Poland: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1 2 1 Poland
1920s 1 1.6 0.6 Poland
1930s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Poland
1940s 0.3 0.7 0.4 Poland
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Bulgaria
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 Poland?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Poland?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Poland 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).