Bulgaria vs India: Legislative Corruption Score
Bulgaria
-1.02
in 2025
India
-1.06
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
123rd
India rank
126th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Bulgaria
- India
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -1.02 against -1.06 in India, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and India ranks 126th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.213 | 1.83 | 2.05 | India |
| 1910s | -0.213 | 1.83 | 2.05 | India |
| 1920s | -0.0397 | 1.83 | 1.87 | India |
| 1930s | -0.207 | 1.83 | 2.04 | India |
| 1940s | 1.03 | 1.83 | 0.802 | India |
| 1950s | 2.35 | 0.916 | 1.43 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 2.35 | 0.4908 | 1.86 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.35 | -0.147 | 2.49 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.35 | -0.147 | 2.49 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.214 | -0.66 | 0.874 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -0.0771 | -0.66 | 0.5829 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | -0.8307 | -1.08 | 0.2517 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -0.6248 | -1.34 | 0.7202 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Bulgaria or India?
- Bulgaria, at -1.02 against -1.06 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Bulgaria and India?
- 0.04, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and India?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and India rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd and India ranks 126th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.