Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Competitive elections
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
Across all 148 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Bhutan or Bulgaria?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bhutan and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Bulgaria rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.