Bulgaria vs Dominican Republic: Liberal democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 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 Dominican Republic?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Dominican Republic rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Dominican Republic 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.