Bulgaria vs Romania: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Bulgaria
1.9
in 2025
Romania
1.91
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Romania rank
19th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.91 against 1.9 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.45 | -2.5 | 3.95 | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.45 | -2.5 | 3.95 | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 1.45 | -2.5 | 3.95 | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 1.45 | -1.22 | 2.66 | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 1.07 | -1.04 | 2.11 | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | -0.357 | -1.61 | 1.25 | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | -0.357 | -1.05 | 0.6906 | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | -0.357 | -1.4 | 1.04 | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | -0.357 | -0.663 | 0.306 | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | -0.5894 | -0.2392 | 0.3502 | Romania |
| 1880s | -0.1196 | 1.46 | 1.58 | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.887 | 1.46 | 0.569 | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.9657 | 1.46 | 0.4903 | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.67 | 1.13 | 0.5481 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.67 | 1.45 | 0.225 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.67 | 1.45 | 0.225 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.5743 | -1.39 | 1.97 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | -0.349 | -2.04 | 1.7 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | -0.349 | -0.3911 | 0.0421 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | -0.349 | 0.274 | 0.623 | Romania |
| 1980s | -0.349 | 0.274 | 0.623 | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.91 | 0.012 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.91 | 0.012 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.91 | 0.012 | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.91 | 0.012 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.91 against 1.9 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.01, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.