Bulgaria vs Palau: Full democracy

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Palau rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Palau
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How they compare

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

Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

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

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Palau Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.9 0.9 Palau
1990s 0 1 1 Palau
2000s 0.9 1 0.1 Palau
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, Bulgaria or Palau?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Bulgaria and Palau?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Palau?
79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Palau rank globally for full democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Palau 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

Indicator
Full 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 if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).