Bulgaria vs Iceland: Universal right to vote
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Iceland
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Iceland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Iceland |
| 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, Bulgaria or Iceland?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Iceland 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.