Bulgaria vs Poland: Liberal democracy
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Poland rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
Across all 171 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4444 | 0.4444 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.3333 | 0.5 | 0.1667 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1990s | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Poland |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Poland |
| 2010s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Poland 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.