Belarus vs Bulgaria: Universal right to vote in practice
Belarus
2
in 2025
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Belarus rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2 against 2 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belarus ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | 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 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Belarus or Bulgaria?
- Belarus, at 2 against 2 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Bulgaria rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belarus 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).