Bulgaria vs Romania: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bulgaria
8.9
in 2025
Romania
7.83
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Romania rank
54th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.9 against 7.83 in Romania, a difference of 1.07.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Romania ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7375 | -0.8597 | 0.1222 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 6.71 | 2.86 | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.15 | 7.85 | 0.7 | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.77 | 7.83 | 0.9375 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 8.9 against 7.83 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1.07, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Romania ranks 54th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.