Bulgaria vs Romania: Political regime
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Romania rank
32nd
Political regime over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | 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 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political regime, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political regime between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for political regime?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political regime. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.