Freedom of expression score bti in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Freedom of expression score bti was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 128 countries
All-time high
8
in 2005
All-time low
6
in 2019
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Bulgaria is 6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Bulgaria peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 41st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 41 Benin 6 compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 compare
- 41 Central African Republic 6 compare
- 41 Mongolia 6 compare
- 41 Paraguay 6 compare
- 41 South Korea 6 compare
- 41 Syria 6 compare
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 533 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.849 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.499 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.599 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.833 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.754 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.397 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Bulgaria?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Bulgaria was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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