Austria vs Bulgaria: Political liberties
Austria
1
in 2025
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for political liberties?
- Austria ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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