Bulgaria vs Latvia: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.4722 against -0.4845 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0123.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Latvia ranks 79th of 144 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8227 | -0.3382 | 0.4844 | Latvia |
| 2000s | -0.9615 | -0.3132 | 0.6483 | Latvia |
| 2010s | -0.5917 | -0.4845 | 0.1073 | Latvia |
| 2020s | -0.4845 | -0.4722 | 0.0123 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -0.4722 against -0.4845 in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.0123, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Latvia ranks 79th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.