Bulgaria vs Malawi: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Bulgaria
0.821
in 2025
Malawi
0.829
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
68th
Malawi rank
65th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Bulgaria
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.829 against 0.821 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Malawi ranks 65th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 10 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5591 | 0.038 | 0.5211 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.5552 | 0.0423 | 0.5129 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.527 | 0.0448 | 0.4822 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4604 | 0.048 | 0.4124 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.2725 | 0.048 | 0.2245 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.1083 | 0.0518 | 0.0565 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.1075 | 0.1202 | 0.0127 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1181 | 0.1569 | 0.0388 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.1247 | 0.16 | 0.0353 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8665 | 0.4473 | 0.4192 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.9049 | 0.74 | 0.1649 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.8617 | 0.8022 | 0.0595 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.8607 | 0.8535 | 0.0072 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Bulgaria or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.829 against 0.821 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 0.008, 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and Malawi ranks 65th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.