Bulgaria vs Montenegro: Liberal Democracy Index
Bulgaria
0.499
in 2025
Montenegro
0.5
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Montenegro rank
66th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.5 against 0.499 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Montenegro ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1786 | 0.0989 | 0.0797 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.1787 | 0.1019 | 0.0769 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.6125 | 0.261 | 0.3515 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.6104 | 0.3788 | 0.2316 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.5459 | 0.3915 | 0.1544 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.544 | 0.4578 | 0.0862 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Bulgaria or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 0.5 against 0.499 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Bulgaria and Montenegro?
- 0.001, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Montenegro?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Montenegro rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Montenegro ranks 66th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.