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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Bulgaria

0.849

in 2025

Slovakia

0.857

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

57th

Slovakia rank

54th

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Bulgaria
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.857 against 0.849 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Slovakia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 57th and Slovakia ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.176	0.409	0.233	Slovakia
1790s	0.176	0.4071	0.2311	Slovakia
1800s	0.175	0.406	0.231	Slovakia
1810s	0.168	0.406	0.238	Slovakia
1820s	0.168	0.4068	0.2388	Slovakia
1830s	0.1851	0.407	0.2219	Slovakia
1840s	0.317	0.4826	0.1656	Slovakia
1850s	0.3196	0.3493	0.0297	Slovakia
1860s	0.3464	0.4796	0.1332	Slovakia
1870s	0.3861	0.5622	0.1761	Slovakia
1880s	0.3998	0.559	0.1592	Slovakia
1890s	0.4719	0.5621	0.0902	Slovakia
1900s	0.5956	0.563	0.0326	Bulgaria
1910s	0.5682	0.5832	0.015	Slovakia
1920s	0.5189	0.8866	0.3677	Slovakia
1930s	0.4465	0.7938	0.3473	Slovakia
1940s	0.2628	0.2503	0.0125	Bulgaria
1950s	0.148	0.131	0.017	Bulgaria
1960s	0.1622	0.2395	0.0773	Slovakia
1970s	0.1734	0.2401	0.0667	Slovakia
1980s	0.1902	0.248	0.0578	Slovakia
1990s	0.8755	0.9061	0.0306	Slovakia
2000s	0.8966	0.9378	0.0412	Slovakia
2010s	0.8644	0.9288	0.0644	Slovakia
2020s	0.8688	0.888	0.0192	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Bulgaria or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 0.857 against 0.849 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 0.008, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Bulgaria ranks 57th and Slovakia ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.