Bulgaria vs Serbia: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Bulgaria
0.821
in 2025
Serbia
0.807
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
68th
Serbia rank
70th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.821 against 0.807 in Serbia, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Serbia ranks 70th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.1418 | 0.1348 | 0.007 | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 0.129 | 0.1561 | 0.0271 | Serbia |
| 1820s | 0.129 | 0.1927 | 0.0637 | Serbia |
| 1830s | 0.1501 | 0.3441 | 0.194 | Serbia |
| 1840s | 0.314 | 0.503 | 0.189 | Serbia |
| 1850s | 0.3179 | 0.503 | 0.1851 | Serbia |
| 1860s | 0.326 | 0.525 | 0.199 | Serbia |
| 1870s | 0.3372 | 0.5242 | 0.187 | Serbia |
| 1880s | 0.289 | 0.5365 | 0.2475 | Serbia |
| 1890s | 0.3901 | 0.552 | 0.1619 | Serbia |
| 1900s | 0.5591 | 0.5592 | 0.0001 | Serbia |
| 1910s | 0.5552 | 0.4448 | 0.1104 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.527 | 0.5002 | 0.0268 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4604 | 0.4694 | 0.009 | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0.2725 | 0.1797 | 0.0928 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.1083 | 0.5092 | 0.4009 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.1075 | 0.5699 | 0.4624 | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.1181 | 0.6135 | 0.4954 | Serbia |
| 1980s | 0.1247 | 0.6864 | 0.5617 | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.8665 | 0.6507 | 0.2158 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.9049 | 0.9073 | 0.0024 | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.8617 | 0.9002 | 0.0385 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.8607 | 0.852 | 0.0087 | 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 Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.821 against 0.807 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.014, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and Serbia 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.