Bulgaria vs Italy: Freedom of expression index
Bulgaria
0.754
in 2025
Italy
0.756
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
75th
Italy rank
73rd
Freedom of expression index over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.756 against 0.754 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Italy ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.069 | 0.096 | 0.027 | Italy |
| 1820s | 0.069 | 0.096 | 0.027 | Italy |
| 1830s | 0.0696 | 0.1088 | 0.0392 | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.071 | 0.2014 | 0.1304 | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.071 | 0.625 | 0.554 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.2018 | 0.6082 | 0.4064 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.2835 | 0.6023 | 0.3188 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.334 | 0.6215 | 0.2875 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.409 | 0.61 | 0.201 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.6101 | 0.6841 | 0.074 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.5473 | 0.6376 | 0.0903 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.4793 | 0.2623 | 0.217 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4253 | 0.0299 | 0.3954 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.1627 | 0.3324 | 0.1697 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.7728 | 0.7528 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.0221 | 0.7891 | 0.767 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0297 | 0.8459 | 0.8162 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0411 | 0.9176 | 0.8765 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.8717 | 0.9415 | 0.0698 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.8658 | 0.937 | 0.0712 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.7752 | 0.9462 | 0.171 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.7713 | 0.8767 | 0.1053 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.756 against 0.754 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.002, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Italy ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.