Bulgaria vs Peru: Competitive elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Peru
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Peru ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Peru | 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 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 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, Bulgaria or Peru?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bulgaria and Peru?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Peru?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Peru rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Peru 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.