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?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.