Bulgaria vs Norway: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.15 Number
in 2025
Norway
0.12 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
21st
Norway rank
22nd
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.15 Number against 0.12 Number in Norway, a difference of 0.03 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 Number | 0.79 Number | 0.75 Number | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.28 Number | 1.02 Number | 0.744 Number | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.49 Number | 0.2333 Number | 0.2567 Number | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 0.15 Number against 0.12 Number in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.03 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd 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.