Bulgaria vs Chile: Competitive elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Chile
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Chile, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Chile ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Chile?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Chile 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.