Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Engaged Society Score
Bulgaria
2.02
in 2025
Netherlands
1.95
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
26th
Netherlands rank
29th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.02 against 1.95 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.269 | -2.29 | 2.02 | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | -0.269 | -0.9454 | 0.6764 | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | -0.4272 | 0.3082 | 0.7354 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | -1.85 | -0.9666 | 0.8844 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | -1.85 | -0.808 | 1.04 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | -1.85 | -0.808 | 1.04 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | -0.258 | -0.6291 | 0.3711 | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | -0.258 | 0.981 | 1.24 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.074 | 0.981 | 0.907 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.1355 | 0.981 | 0.8455 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | -0.0996 | 0.981 | 1.08 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.1655 | 0.981 | 0.8155 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4945 | 0.981 | 0.4865 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.5214 | 0.981 | 0.4596 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.1468 | 0.981 | 0.8342 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.2773 | 0.981 | 0.7037 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | -0.6966 | 0.672 | 1.37 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | -1.57 | 0.981 | 2.55 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | -1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | -1.6 | 2.12 | 3.72 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.01 | 2.2 | 0.1892 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.83 | 2.2 | 0.368 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 2.2 | 0.4943 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.16 | 0.0442 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 2.02 against 1.95 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.07, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for engaged society score?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 29th 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.