Bulgaria vs Moldova: Democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Moldova
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Moldova rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Moldova
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Moldova, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Moldova ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Moldova ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Moldova in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Moldova?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Moldova?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Moldova?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Moldova rank globally for democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Moldova ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.