Bulgaria vs Malawi: Engaged Society Score
Bulgaria
2.02
in 2025
Malawi
2.02
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
26th
Malawi rank
25th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.02 against 2.02 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4945 | -1.41 | 1.91 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.5214 | -1.41 | 1.93 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.1468 | -1.41 | 1.56 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.2773 | -1.41 | 1.69 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -0.6966 | -1.41 | 0.7144 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | -1.57 | -1.41 | 0.1559 | Malawi |
| 1960s | -1.6 | -1.11 | 0.4887 | Malawi |
| 1970s | -1.6 | -1.43 | 0.171 | Malawi |
| 1980s | -1.6 | -1.43 | 0.171 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.01 | 0.2973 | 1.72 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.83 | 1.07 | 0.7679 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.22 | 0.4867 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 1.84 | 0.3693 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Bulgaria or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.02 against 2.02 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for engaged society score?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 25th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.