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Equal Rights Protection Index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.713 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.713
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.868
in 2022
All-time low
0.303
in 1831
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Bulgaria, 1789–2025

0.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.713 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.868 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.303, in 1831.

That places Bulgaria 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Bulgaria, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.387 —
1790 0.387 +0.0%
1791 0.387 +0.0%
1792 0.387 +0.0%
1793 0.387 +0.0%
1794 0.387 +0.0%
1795 0.387 +0.0%
1796 0.387 +0.0%
1797 0.387 +0.0%
1798 0.387 +0.0%
1799 0.387 +0.0%
1800 0.387 +0.0%
1801 0.387 +0.0%
1802 0.387 +0.0%
1803 0.387 +0.0%
1804 0.387 +0.0%
1805 0.387 +0.0%
1806 0.387 +0.0%
1807 0.387 +0.0%
1808 0.387 +0.0%
1809 0.387 +0.0%
1810 0.387 +0.0%
1811 0.387 +0.0%
1812 0.387 +0.0%
1813 0.387 +0.0%
1814 0.387 +0.0%
1815 0.387 +0.0%
1816 0.387 +0.0%
1817 0.387 +0.0%
1818 0.387 +0.0%
1819 0.387 +0.0%
1820 0.387 +0.0%
1821 0.387 +0.0%
1822 0.387 +0.0%
1823 0.387 +0.0%
1824 0.387 +0.0%
1825 0.387 +0.0%
1826 0.387 +0.0%
1827 0.387 +0.0%
1828 0.387 +0.0%
1829 0.387 +0.0%
1830 0.387 +0.0%
1831 0.303 -21.7%
1832 0.303 +0.0%
1833 0.303 +0.0%
1834 0.303 +0.0%
1835 0.303 +0.0%
1836 0.303 +0.0%
1837 0.303 +0.0%
1838 0.303 +0.0%
1839 0.506 +67.0%
1840 0.55 +8.7%
1841 0.55 +0.0%
1842 0.55 +0.0%
1843 0.55 +0.0%
1844 0.55 +0.0%
1845 0.55 +0.0%
1846 0.55 +0.0%
1847 0.55 +0.0%
1848 0.55 +0.0%
1849 0.55 +0.0%
1850 0.55 +0.0%
1851 0.55 +0.0%
1852 0.55 +0.0%
1853 0.55 +0.0%
1854 0.55 +0.0%
1855 0.55 +0.0%
1856 0.55 +0.0%
1857 0.55 +0.0%
1858 0.55 +0.0%
1859 0.55 +0.0%
1860 0.55 +0.0%
1861 0.55 +0.0%
1862 0.55 +0.0%
1863 0.55 +0.0%
1864 0.55 +0.0%
1865 0.55 +0.0%
1866 0.584 +6.2%
1867 0.584 +0.0%
1868 0.584 +0.0%
1869 0.584 +0.0%
1870 0.584 +0.0%
1871 0.584 +0.0%
1872 0.584 +0.0%
1873 0.584 +0.0%
1874 0.584 +0.0%
1875 0.584 +0.0%
1876 0.584 +0.0%
1877 0.367 -37.2%
1878 0.546 +48.8%
1879 0.589 +7.9%
1880 0.589 +0.0%
1881 0.589 +0.0%
1882 0.589 +0.0%
1883 0.589 +0.0%
1884 0.589 +0.0%
1885 0.589 +0.0%
1886 0.589 +0.0%
1887 0.589 +0.0%
1888 0.589 +0.0%
1889 0.589 +0.0%
1890 0.589 +0.0%
1891 0.589 +0.0%
1892 0.589 +0.0%
1893 0.589 +0.0%
1894 0.589 +0.0%
1895 0.589 +0.0%
1896 0.589 +0.0%
1897 0.589 +0.0%
1898 0.589 +0.0%
1899 0.589 +0.0%
1900 0.579 -1.7%
1901 0.579 +0.0%
1902 0.579 +0.0%
1903 0.579 +0.0%
1904 0.579 +0.0%
1905 0.579 +0.0%
1906 0.579 +0.0%
1907 0.579 +0.0%
1908 0.579 +0.0%
1909 0.579 +0.0%
1910 0.579 +0.0%
1911 0.579 +0.0%
1912 0.579 +0.0%
1913 0.579 +0.0%
1914 0.579 +0.0%
1915 0.579 +0.0%
1916 0.579 +0.0%
1917 0.579 +0.0%
1918 0.579 +0.0%
1919 0.592 +2.2%
1920 0.592 +0.0%
1921 0.592 +0.0%
1922 0.592 +0.0%
1923 0.586 -1.0%
1924 0.586 +0.0%
1925 0.586 +0.0%
1926 0.586 +0.0%
1927 0.586 +0.0%
1928 0.586 +0.0%
1929 0.586 +0.0%
1930 0.584 -0.3%
1931 0.584 +0.0%
1932 0.584 +0.0%
1933 0.579 -0.9%
1934 0.51 -11.9%
1935 0.51 +0.0%
1936 0.51 +0.0%
1937 0.51 +0.0%
1938 0.51 +0.0%
1939 0.51 +0.0%
1940 0.51 +0.0%
1941 0.51 +0.0%
1942 0.48 -5.9%
1943 0.48 +0.0%
1944 0.48 +0.0%
1945 0.568 +18.3%
1946 0.681 +19.9%
1947 0.8 +17.5%
1948 0.8 +0.0%
1949 0.8 +0.0%
1950 0.8 +0.0%
1951 0.8 +0.0%
1952 0.8 +0.0%
1953 0.8 +0.0%
1954 0.8 +0.0%
1955 0.8 +0.0%
1956 0.8 +0.0%
1957 0.8 +0.0%
1958 0.8 +0.0%
1959 0.8 +0.0%
1960 0.8 +0.0%
1961 0.8 +0.0%
1962 0.8 +0.0%
1963 0.8 +0.0%
1964 0.8 +0.0%
1965 0.8 +0.0%
1966 0.8 +0.0%
1967 0.8 +0.0%
1968 0.8 +0.0%
1969 0.8 +0.0%
1970 0.8 +0.0%
1971 0.795 -0.6%
1972 0.795 +0.0%
1973 0.795 +0.0%
1974 0.795 +0.0%
1975 0.795 +0.0%
1976 0.795 +0.0%
1977 0.795 +0.0%
1978 0.795 +0.0%
1979 0.795 +0.0%
1980 0.795 +0.0%
1981 0.795 +0.0%
1982 0.795 +0.0%
1983 0.795 +0.0%
1984 0.795 +0.0%
1985 0.748 -5.9%
1986 0.748 +0.0%
1987 0.748 +0.0%
1988 0.748 +0.0%
1989 0.748 +0.0%
1990 0.794 +6.1%
1991 0.794 +0.0%
1992 0.741 -6.7%
1993 0.741 +0.0%
1994 0.741 +0.0%
1995 0.741 +0.0%
1996 0.741 +0.0%
1997 0.741 +0.0%
1998 0.741 +0.0%
1999 0.741 +0.0%
2000 0.741 +0.0%
2001 0.741 +0.0%
2002 0.741 +0.0%
2003 0.741 +0.0%
2004 0.741 +0.0%
2005 0.741 +0.0%
2006 0.748 +0.9%
2007 0.737 -1.5%
2008 0.735 -0.3%
2009 0.707 -3.8%
2010 0.698 -1.3%
2011 0.698 +0.0%
2012 0.698 +0.0%
2013 0.747 +7.0%
2014 0.746 -0.1%
2015 0.734 -1.6%
2016 0.734 +0.0%
2017 0.734 +0.0%
2018 0.734 +0.0%
2019 0.734 +0.0%
2020 0.674 -8.2%
2021 0.742 +10.1%
2022 0.868 +17.0%
2023 0.767 -11.6%
2024 0.712 -7.2%
2025 0.713 +0.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.713 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.713 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.387 0.387 0.387 1
1790s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1800s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1810s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1820s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1830s 0.3317 0.303 0.506 10
1840s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1850s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1860s 0.5636 0.55 0.584 10
1870s 0.559 0.367 0.589 10
1880s 0.589 0.589 0.589 10
1890s 0.589 0.589 0.589 10
1900s 0.579 0.579 0.579 10
1910s 0.5803 0.579 0.592 10
1920s 0.5878 0.586 0.592 10
1930s 0.5391 0.51 0.584 10
1940s 0.6109 0.48 0.8 10
1950s 0.8 0.8 0.8 10
1960s 0.8 0.8 0.8 10
1970s 0.7955 0.795 0.8 10
1980s 0.7715 0.748 0.795 10
1990s 0.7516 0.741 0.794 10
2000s 0.7373 0.707 0.748 10
2010s 0.7257 0.698 0.747 10
2020s 0.746 0.674 0.868 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Bulgaria?
Equal rights protection index in Bulgaria was 0.713 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.868 in 2022.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.303 in 1831.
How does Bulgaria rank for equal rights protection index?
Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.