Bulgaria vs Portugal: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Bulgaria
0.821
in 2025
Portugal
0.807
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
68th
Portugal rank
70th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.821 against 0.807 in Portugal, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 70th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.145 | 0.09 | 0.055 | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 0.145 | 0.09 | 0.055 | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 0.1418 | 0.0849 | 0.0569 | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 0.129 | 0.073 | 0.056 | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 0.129 | 0.1753 | 0.0463 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.1501 | 0.2179 | 0.0678 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.314 | 0.306 | 0.008 | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 0.3179 | 0.5593 | 0.2414 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.326 | 0.592 | 0.266 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.3372 | 0.592 | 0.2548 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.289 | 0.592 | 0.303 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.3901 | 0.592 | 0.2019 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.5591 | 0.5911 | 0.032 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.5552 | 0.6422 | 0.087 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.527 | 0.5491 | 0.0221 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.4604 | 0.317 | 0.1434 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.2725 | 0.2944 | 0.0219 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.1083 | 0.292 | 0.1837 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1075 | 0.3 | 0.1925 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1181 | 0.7068 | 0.5887 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1247 | 0.979 | 0.8543 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.8665 | 0.979 | 0.1125 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.9049 | 0.976 | 0.0711 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8617 | 0.9694 | 0.1077 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8607 | 0.8942 | 0.0335 | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 0.821 against 0.807 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.014, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 70th 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.