Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bulgaria or United States?

United States, at 0.481 against 0.474 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bulgaria and United States?

0.007, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs United States: Deliberative Democracy Index

Bulgaria

0.474

in 2025

United States

0.481

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

59th

United States rank

58th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Bulgaria
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.481 against 0.474 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.007.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 59th and United States ranks 58th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2046	0.337	0.1324	United States
1910s	0.1894	0.3494	0.16	United States
1920s	0.1737	0.4109	0.2372	United States
1930s	0.1629	0.4651	0.3022	United States
1940s	0.0951	0.4824	0.3873	United States
1950s	0.0339	0.5138	0.4799	United States
1960s	0.0332	0.5975	0.5643	United States
1970s	0.0373	0.7089	0.6716	United States
1980s	0.0385	0.7722	0.7337	United States
1990s	0.6046	0.8152	0.2106	United States
2000s	0.6128	0.7936	0.1808	United States
2010s	0.5241	0.7836	0.2595	United States
2020s	0.5307	0.6707	0.14	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Bulgaria or United States?: United States, at 0.481 against 0.474 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Bulgaria and United States?: 0.007, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Bulgaria ranks 59th and United States ranks 58th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.