Bulgaria vs Estonia: Distribution of Democracy Index

Bulgaria
19
in 2018
Estonia
19
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Estonia rank
33rd

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
05101520187919482018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 19 against 19 in Estonia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Estonia ranks 33rd of 168 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Estonia Difference Ahead
1910s 4 19 15 Estonia
1920s 7 20 13 Estonia
1930s 3.1 11.2 8.1 Estonia
1940s 3.7 1.3 2.4 Bulgaria
1950s 3 2.4 0.6 Bulgaria
1960s 3 3 0 —
1970s 3 3 0 —
1980s 3.8 3.4 0.4 Bulgaria
1990s 17.8 15.5 2.3 Bulgaria
2000s 18.9 19 0.1 Estonia
2010s 19 19 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Bulgaria or Estonia?
Bulgaria, at 19 against 19 in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Bulgaria and Estonia?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
101 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Estonia ranks 33rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).