Bulgaria vs Romania: Democratic Features Index

Bulgaria

6.9

in 2025

Romania

7.1

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

28th

Romania rank

26th

Democratic Features Index over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 7.1 against 6.9 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Romania ranks 26th of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Democratic Features Index in Bulgaria
Democratic Features Index in Romania
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democratic Features Index
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).