Bulgaria vs USSR: Full democracy

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Bulgaria rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • USSR
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How they compare

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

Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria USSR Difference Ahead
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 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Bulgaria or USSR?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 0 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Bulgaria and USSR?
1, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and USSR?
69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
How do Bulgaria and USSR rank globally for full democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and USSR 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+).