Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Bulgaria stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Bulgaria peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -20.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12, 67% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 67% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Bulgaria?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Bulgaria was 8 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Bulgaria ranks 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.