Bulgaria vs Israel: Universal right to vote in practice
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Israel
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Israel rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Israel, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 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 universal right to vote in practice, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).