Political rights score fh in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Political rights score fh was 30 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
81st
of 197 countries
All-time high
36
in 2002
All-time low
30
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Bulgaria, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Bulgaria stood at 30. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Bulgaria peaked at 36 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | — |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.75 | 35 | 36 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.3 | 31 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.17 | 30 | 33 | 6 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Bulgaria?
- Political rights score fh in Bulgaria was 30 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for political rights score fh?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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