Bulgaria vs Cuba: Universal right to vote in practice
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Cuba
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Cuba rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bulgaria
- Cuba
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Cuba, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Cuba ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cuba ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Bulgaria |
| 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, Bulgaria or Cuba?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bulgaria and Cuba?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cuba?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Cuba rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Cuba 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).