Bulgaria vs Taiwan: Electoral democracy
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 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 Taiwan?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bulgaria and Taiwan?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Taiwan rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).