Bulgaria vs Türkiye

Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.85 of 1 in Bulgaria and 0.4 of 1 in Türkiye, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.45 of 1, or 2.11 times that in Türkiye.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.85 of 1 in Bulgaria and 0.4 of 1 in Türkiye, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.45 of 1, or 2.11 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Bulgaria ranked 57 and Türkiye ranked 137 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBulgariaTürkiyeWorld
20250.850.40.65
20240.880.40.65
20230.890.390.66
20220.90.360.66
20210.860.360.67
20200.850.360.67
20190.850.370.68
20180.840.360.68
20170.850.330.68
20160.850.350.68
20150.860.510.69
20140.870.540.69
20130.860.540.7
20120.880.640.7
20110.890.650.7
20100.90.650.7
20090.90.680.69
20080.90.680.69
20070.90.70.69
20060.90.710.69
20050.90.710.69
20040.90.720.69
20030.90.710.69
20020.90.670.68
20010.890.570.68
20000.890.560.67
19990.880.510.66
19980.880.490.65
19970.880.490.65
19960.880.480.65
19950.880.470.65
19940.880.470.64
19930.880.470.63
19920.890.470.62
19910.870.460.6
19900.850.470.57
19890.20.420.51
19880.190.420.5
19870.190.410.5
19860.190.390.49
19850.190.380.48
19840.190.380.47
19830.190.30.47
19820.190.240.46
19810.190.240.46
19800.190.30.46
19790.180.490.45
19780.180.490.44
19770.180.490.44
19760.180.50.44
19750.180.50.44
19740.170.50.43
19730.170.480.43
19720.170.450.44
19710.170.440.44
19700.170.50.44
19690.170.530.44
19680.170.530.45
19670.170.530.45
19660.170.530.46
19650.170.520.46
19640.160.520.46
19630.160.510.46
19620.160.470.46
19610.160.410.46
19600.160.370.46
19590.160.460.44
19580.160.460.44
19570.160.460.43
19560.150.460.43
19550.140.460.43
19540.140.480.43
19530.140.490.43
19520.140.470.43
19510.140.460.43
19500.140.420.42
19490.130.360.42
19480.130.360.42
19470.150.350.42
19460.230.340.42
19450.210.280.38
19440.330.270.35
19430.350.270.35
19420.350.260.35
19410.360.260.35
19400.380.270.36
19390.390.270.38
19380.390.270.39
19370.390.270.39
19360.390.270.39
19350.390.270.4
19340.390.270.4
19330.540.270.4
19320.540.270.41
19310.540.270.41
19300.530.250.41
19290.520.270.41
19280.520.270.41
19270.520.260.41
19260.520.260.41
19250.460.250.41
19240.470.280.42
19230.490.250.41
19220.560.250.42
19210.560.260.42
19200.560.260.42
19190.560.210.41
19180.560.160.4
19170.560.140.39
19160.560.140.39
19150.560.140.4
19140.570.150.4
19130.560.20.41
19120.570.270.41
19110.590.30.41
19100.590.340.41
19090.590.370.41
19080.60.240.41
19070.60.170.41
19060.60.180.41
19050.590.180.41
19040.590.180.41
19030.60.180.41
19020.60.180.41
19010.60.180.41
19000.590.180.41
18990.60.170.47
18980.60.170.47
18970.60.170.46
18960.60.170.47
18950.60.170.46
18940.330.170.46
18930.350.170.46
18920.350.170.45
18910.350.170.45
18900.350.170.45
18890.350.180.45
18880.350.180.45
18870.350.180.45
18860.370.190.44
18850.410.190.44
18840.410.190.44
18830.380.190.44
18820.380.190.44
18810.380.190.44
18800.630.190.44
18790.630.230.45
18780.580.230.45
18770.210.210.44
18760.370.370.45
18750.350.350.45
18740.350.350.45
18730.350.350.45
18720.350.350.44
18710.350.350.45
18700.350.350.44
18690.350.350.44
18680.350.350.43
18670.350.350.44
18660.340.340.43
18650.340.340.43
18640.350.350.42
18630.350.350.43
18620.350.350.43
18610.350.350.42
18600.350.350.41
18590.330.330.4
18580.330.330.4
18570.330.330.4
18560.320.320.4
18550.320.320.4
18540.320.320.4
18530.320.320.4
18520.320.320.39
18510.320.320.39
18500.320.320.39
18490.320.320.41
18480.320.320.4
18470.320.320.38
18460.320.320.38
18450.320.320.37
18440.320.320.37
18430.320.320.37
18420.320.320.37
18410.320.320.37
18400.320.320.36
18390.290.290.36
18380.170.170.36
18370.170.170.36
18360.170.170.36
18350.170.170.36
18340.170.170.35
18330.170.170.35
18320.170.170.35
18310.170.170.35
18300.170.170.35
18290.170.170.35
18280.170.170.35
18270.170.170.35
18260.170.170.35
18250.170.170.35
18240.170.170.34
18230.170.170.35
18220.170.170.34
18210.170.170.34
18200.170.170.33
18190.170.170.32
18180.170.170.31
18170.170.170.31
18160.170.170.32
18150.170.170.32
18140.170.170.3
18130.170.170.29
18120.170.170.28
18110.170.170.28
18100.170.170.29
18090.170.170.29
18080.170.170.28
18070.180.180.28
18060.180.180.27
18050.180.180.27
18040.180.180.27
18030.180.180.27
18020.180.180.27
18010.180.180.27
18000.180.180.27
17990.180.180.28
17980.180.180.27
17970.180.180.27
17960.180.180.27
17950.180.180.27
17940.180.180.27
17930.180.180.27
17920.180.180.27
17910.180.180.27
17900.180.180.27
17890.180.180.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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