Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Bulgaria or Slovakia?

Bulgaria, at 0.872 against 0.87 in Slovakia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Bulgaria

0.872

in 2025

Slovakia

0.87

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

63rd

Slovakia rank

65th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Bulgaria
Slovakia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.872 against 0.87 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Slovakia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Slovakia ranks 65th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.191	0.776	0.585	Slovakia
1790s	0.191	0.776	0.585	Slovakia
1800s	0.191	0.776	0.585	Slovakia
1810s	0.191	0.776	0.585	Slovakia
1820s	0.191	0.776	0.585	Slovakia
1830s	0.2123	0.776	0.5637	Slovakia
1840s	0.447	0.7314	0.2844	Slovakia
1850s	0.447	0.4125	0.0345	Bulgaria
1860s	0.447	0.5726	0.1256	Slovakia
1870s	0.4414	0.532	0.0906	Slovakia
1880s	0.2251	0.521	0.2959	Slovakia
1890s	0.3308	0.521	0.1902	Slovakia
1900s	0.521	0.521	0	—
1910s	0.4978	0.5655	0.0677	Slovakia
1920s	0.444	0.966	0.522	Slovakia
1930s	0.4195	0.8944	0.4749	Slovakia
1940s	0.3211	0.3489	0.0278	Slovakia
1950s	0.3712	0.2584	0.1128	Bulgaria
1960s	0.4035	0.4641	0.0606	Slovakia
1970s	0.41	0.493	0.083	Slovakia
1980s	0.433	0.4962	0.0632	Slovakia
1990s	0.92	0.9298	0.0098	Slovakia
2000s	0.9255	0.9618	0.0363	Slovakia
2010s	0.9059	0.942	0.0361	Slovakia
2020s	0.9042	0.8992	0.005	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Bulgaria or Slovakia?: Bulgaria, at 0.872 against 0.87 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 0.002, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Slovakia ranks 65th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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