Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
North Macedonia
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
North Macedonia rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and North Macedonia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and North Macedonia 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.