Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Liberal democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Ecuador rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7778 | 0.7778 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Ecuador?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Ecuador 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.