Bulgaria vs Tonga: Political liberties
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Bulgaria
- Tonga
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Tonga ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Tonga | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Bulgaria or Tonga?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Bulgaria and Tonga?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tonga?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Tonga rank globally for political liberties?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Tonga 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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