Bulgaria vs Marshall Islands: Universal right to vote in practice
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bulgaria
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Bulgaria |
| 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 Marshall Islands?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bulgaria and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Marshall Islands?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Marshall Islands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Marshall Islands 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).