Bulgaria vs Cape Verde: Competitive elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Cape Verde
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Cape Verde rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Bulgaria or Cape Verde?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bulgaria and Cape Verde?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cape Verde?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Cape Verde rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cape Verde 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.