Belgium vs Bulgaria: Full democracy
Belgium
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for full democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).