Bulgaria vs Cote d'Ivoire: Key media freedoms
Bulgaria
0.288
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
0.293
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
98th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
96th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bulgaria
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.293 against 0.288 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 98th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.455 | -1.48 | 1.94 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | -0.2018 | -1.48 | 1.28 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | -0.3096 | -1.48 | 1.17 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | -0.5566 | -1.48 | 0.9274 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -1.59 | -1.27 | 0.3246 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | -2.64 | -0.7655 | 1.88 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | -2.64 | -1.74 | 0.9 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | -2.64 | -1.74 | 0.9 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | -2.64 | -1.74 | 0.9 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 0.4148 | 1.24 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 0.7939 | 0.7074 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.1787 | 0.8433 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 0.2288 | 0.963 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bulgaria or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.293 against 0.288 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bulgaria and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.005, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the government directly or indirectly attempts to censor political content in print and broadcast media, through formal restrictions or indirect pressures such as financial control, licensing, or access to distribution channels.