Bulgaria vs Slovakia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bulgaria
8.9
in 2025
Slovakia
8.33
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Slovakia rank
53rd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.9 against 8.33 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.57.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Slovakia ranks 53rd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7375 | 1.64 | 2.38 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 3.9 | 0.0517 | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 7.15 | 8.5 | 1.35 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 8.77 | 8.43 | 0.3403 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 8.9 against 8.33 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.57, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Slovakia ranks 53rd 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.