Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Bulgaria
100.0%
in 2025
Italy
100.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Italy |
| 1870s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 43.0% | 13.0% | 30.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 15.0% | 35.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 15.0% | 35.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 39.5% | 10.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.