Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Key media freedoms
Bulgaria
0.288
in 2025
North Macedonia
0.228
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
98th
North Macedonia rank
99th
Key media freedoms over time
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.288 against 0.228 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.06.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 98th and North Macedonia ranks 99th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and North Macedonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.455 | -1.66 | 2.11 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | -0.2018 | -0.9492 | 0.7474 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | -0.3096 | -1.48 | 1.17 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | -0.5566 | -2.01 | 1.45 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -1.59 | -2.1 | 0.5041 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | -2.64 | -1.75 | 0.897 | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | -2.64 | -1.75 | 0.897 | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | -2.64 | -1.75 | 0.897 | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | -2.64 | -1.75 | 0.897 | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.06 | 0.5959 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 0.6363 | 0.865 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.0569 | 0.9651 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 0.8267 | 0.3652 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.288 against 0.228 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 0.06, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th and North Macedonia ranks 99th 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.