Bulgaria vs Serbia

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.6 of 1 in Bulgaria and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.3 of 1, or 2 times that in Serbia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.6 of 1 in Bulgaria and 0.3 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.3 of 1, or 2 times that in Serbia.
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What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 1941, when it overtook Serbia.
  • In 2025, Bulgaria ranked 73 and Serbia ranked 117 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBulgariaSerbiaWorld
20250.60.30.48
20240.650.320.49
20230.660.360.49
20220.680.360.5
20210.670.340.5
20200.610.350.51
20190.610.370.52
20180.610.350.52
20170.620.380.52
20160.670.410.52
20150.670.420.52
20140.670.440.52
20130.660.50.52
20120.660.590.53
20110.670.610.53
20100.670.610.52
20090.690.620.52
20080.710.630.52
20070.710.630.52
20060.710.630.52
20050.70.630.52
20040.720.630.51
20030.720.650.51
20020.720.610.5
20010.690.580.49
20000.720.360.49
19990.720.30.49
19980.710.30.49
19970.710.30.49
19960.70.290.48
19950.690.290.47
19940.690.290.47
19930.690.290.46
19920.70.240.44
19910.620.160.42
19900.570.20.41
19890.180.140.36
19880.180.140.36
19870.180.140.35
19860.180.140.34
19850.180.140.34
19840.180.140.33
19830.180.140.32
19820.180.140.32
19810.180.140.32
19800.180.110.32
19790.180.090.31
19780.180.090.3
19770.180.090.3
19760.180.090.29
19750.180.090.29
19740.180.090.29
19730.180.090.29
19720.180.090.29
19710.180.090.29
19700.180.090.29
19690.180.090.29
19680.180.090.3
19670.180.090.29
19660.180.090.29
19650.180.090.3
19640.180.090.3
19630.180.090.3
19620.180.090.29
19610.170.090.29
19600.170.090.28
19590.170.090.27
19580.170.090.27
19570.180.090.27
19560.170.090.26
19550.170.090.25
19540.170.090.25
19530.170.10.24
19520.160.090.24
19510.160.090.24
19500.170.090.23
19490.170.090.22
19480.160.090.22
19470.130.090.21
19460.130.090.19
19450.070.050.16
19440.150.050.14
19430.140.050.14
19420.120.060.14
19410.120.090.15
19400.130.130.15
19390.110.150.17
19380.120.140.17
19370.090.140.17
19360.090.140.17
19350.090.140.17
19340.13–0.18
19330.19–0.18
19320.19–0.19
19310.190.10.18
19300.180.10.18
19290.180.140.19
19280.180.160.19
19270.180.170.19
19260.170.170.19
19250.170.170.19
19240.170.170.19
19230.170.170.19
19220.210.170.19
19210.210.170.19
19200.210.160.18
19190.210.160.16
19180.20.150.15
19170.20.150.15
19160.20.150.15
19150.20.150.15
19140.20.160.15
19130.210.160.15
19120.220.160.15
19110.230.160.15
19100.230.160.15
19090.230.160.15
19080.220.170.15
19070.210.170.15
19060.210.170.15
19050.210.170.15
19040.210.170.14
19030.220.160.14
19020.220.170.15
19010.220.170.14
19000.20.170.14
18990.210.170.22
18980.220.170.22
18970.220.170.22
18960.220.170.22
18950.220.170.22
18940.140.170.21
18930.130.170.21
18920.130.180.21
18910.130.180.2
18900.130.180.2
18890.130.180.2
18880.130.160.2
18870.190.160.2
18860.20.160.19
18850.20.150.19
18840.190.160.2
18830.110.160.19
18820.10.160.19
18810.150.150.19
18800.260.110.19
18790.240.110.19
18780.110.110.18
18770.030.110.18
18760.10.120.19
18750.040.120.18
18740.040.110.18
18730.040.110.18
18720.040.110.18
18710.040.110.18
18700.040.110.18
18690.040.110.17
18680.040.110.17
18670.040.110.17
18660.030.110.16
18650.030.110.16
18640.030.110.16
18630.030.110.16
18620.030.110.16
18610.030.110.15
18600.030.110.15
18590.020.120.14
18580.020.120.14
18570.020.050.14
18560.020.050.13
18550.020.050.13
18540.020.050.13
18530.020.050.13
18520.020.050.13
18510.020.050.13
18500.020.050.13
18490.020.050.15
18480.020.050.13
18470.020.050.11
18460.020.050.11
18450.020.050.11
18440.020.050.11
18430.020.050.1
18420.020.050.1
18410.020.050.1
18400.020.050.1
18390.020.040.1
18380.020.040.09
18370.020.040.09
18360.020.040.1
18350.020.040.09
18340.020.040.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.020.020.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.020.020.05
18020.020.020.05
18010.020.020.05
18000.020.020.05
17990.020.020.05
17980.020.020.06
17970.020.020.05
17960.020.020.05
17950.020.020.05
17940.020.020.05
17930.020.020.05
17920.020.020.05
17910.020.020.05
17900.020.020.05
17890.020.020.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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