Bulgaria vs Taiwan: Competitive elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 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 Taiwan?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bulgaria and Taiwan?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Taiwan rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.