Bulgaria vs Romania: Key features of liberal democracy
Bulgaria
0.499
in 2025
Romania
0.464
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Romania rank
69th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.499 against 0.464 in Romania, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Romania ranks 69th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0303 | 0.027 | 0.0033 | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 0.044 | 0.027 | 0.017 | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 0.0443 | 0.0289 | 0.0154 | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 0.048 | 0.1099 | 0.0619 | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.0732 | 0.1442 | 0.071 | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.1269 | 0.144 | 0.0171 | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.1472 | 0.1441 | 0.0031 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.1786 | 0.1547 | 0.0239 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.1775 | 0.1499 | 0.0276 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.1614 | 0.1559 | 0.0055 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.1284 | 0.1325 | 0.0041 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.0916 | 0.0531 | 0.0385 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.0549 | 0.0317 | 0.0232 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.0559 | 0.0408 | 0.0151 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.0577 | 0.042 | 0.0157 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0578 | 0.042 | 0.0158 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5765 | 0.3884 | 0.1881 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.6104 | 0.4599 | 0.1505 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.5459 | 0.5585 | 0.0126 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.544 | 0.5408 | 0.0032 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 0.499 against 0.464 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.035, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Romania ranks 69th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.