Bulgaria vs South Africa: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
South Africa
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
110th
South Africa rank
110th

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Bulgaria
  • South Africa
12345187919482018

How they compare

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

Across all 102 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 110th of 167 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria South Africa Difference Ahead
1910s 3.78 4 0.2222 South Africa
1920s 3 4 1 South Africa
1930s 3.56 4 0.4444 South Africa
1940s 4 4 0
1950s 4 4 0
1960s 4 4 0
1970s 4 4 0
1980s 3.9 4 0.1 South Africa
1990s 2 2.25 0.25 South Africa
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Bulgaria or South Africa?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Bulgaria and South Africa?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
102 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Bulgaria ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 110th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).