Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Electoral democracy
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
Across all 148 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Bhutan or Bulgaria?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bhutan and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Bulgaria rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).