Bulgaria vs Zambia: Electoral democracy

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Zambia Difference Ahead
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 0.6 0.4 Bulgaria
2020s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Bulgaria or Zambia?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bulgaria and Zambia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zambia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Zambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Zambia 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).