Bulgaria vs Iceland: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.15 Number
in 2025
Iceland
0.36 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
21st
Iceland rank
18th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.36 Number against 0.15 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.21 Number.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.4 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 18th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 Number | 0.025 Number | 0.015 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.28 Number | 0.203 Number | 0.077 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.49 Number | 0.995 Number | 0.505 Number | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Bulgaria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.36 Number against 0.15 Number in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 0.21 Number, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 18th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.