Bulgaria vs Indonesia: Key media freedoms
Bulgaria
0.288
in 2025
Indonesia
0.218
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
98th
Indonesia rank
100th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bulgaria
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.288 against 0.218 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 98th and Indonesia ranks 100th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.455 | -1.26 | 1.71 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | -0.2018 | -1.26 | 1.06 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | -0.3096 | -1.26 | 0.9504 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | -0.5566 | -1.26 | 0.7034 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -1.59 | -0.1094 | 1.48 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | -2.64 | 0.6099 | 3.25 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | -2.64 | -0.3987 | 2.25 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | -2.64 | -1.27 | 1.37 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | -2.64 | -1.67 | 0.97 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.65 | -1.19 | 2.85 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.77 | 0.2677 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.64 | 0.6161 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 0.6758 | 0.516 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bulgaria or Indonesia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.288 against 0.218 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bulgaria and Indonesia?
- 0.07, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Indonesia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Indonesia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th and Indonesia ranks 100th 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.