Bulgaria vs Colombia: Liberal democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Colombia
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Colombia rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Colombia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Colombia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Colombia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Bulgaria or Colombia?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Colombia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.