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?
- 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.