Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bulgaria or Romania?

Bulgaria, at 0.442 against 0.424 in Romania as of 2025.

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

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Romania: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bulgaria

0.442

in 2025

Romania

0.424

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

63rd

Romania rank

66th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.442 against 0.424 in Romania, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 66th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1847	0.1177	0.067	Bulgaria
1910s	0.1824	0.1182	0.0642	Bulgaria
1920s	0.1769	0.134	0.0429	Bulgaria
1930s	0.1606	0.1294	0.0312	Bulgaria
1940s	0.1919	0.1454	0.0465	Bulgaria
1950s	0.2544	0.2347	0.0197	Bulgaria
1960s	0.2588	0.2511	0.0077	Bulgaria
1970s	0.2592	0.251	0.0082	Bulgaria
1980s	0.2583	0.2505	0.0078	Bulgaria
1990s	0.5523	0.4599	0.0924	Bulgaria
2000s	0.5596	0.4841	0.0755	Bulgaria
2010s	0.5066	0.5365	0.0299	Romania
2020s	0.4895	0.4953	0.0058	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bulgaria or Romania?: Bulgaria, at 0.442 against 0.424 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bulgaria and Romania?: 0.018, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 66th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.