Bulgaria vs Cape Verde: Electoral democracy
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cape Verde 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 | Cape Verde | 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 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Bulgaria or Cape Verde?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bulgaria and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cape Verde?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Cape Verde rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 197 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).