Civil Rights Score in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Civil Rights Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Bulgaria is 7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Bulgaria peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Bulgaria?
- Civil rights score in Bulgaria was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for civil rights score?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.