Bulgaria vs Georgia: Rule of law index

Bulgaria
0.56
in 2025
Georgia
0.543
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
88th
Georgia rank
89th

Rule of law index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Georgia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.56 against 0.543 in Georgia, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1801 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 88th and Georgia ranks 89th of 173 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 19 and Georgia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Georgia Difference Ahead
1800s 0.2229 0.058 0.1649 Bulgaria
1810s 0.213 0.058 0.155 Bulgaria
1820s 0.213 0.0535 0.1595 Bulgaria
1830s 0.2098 0.0581 0.1517 Bulgaria
1840s 0.212 0.0692 0.1428 Bulgaria
1850s 0.2114 0.111 0.1004 Bulgaria
1860s 0.216 0.3457 0.1297 Georgia
1870s 0.2957 0.5526 0.2569 Georgia
1880s 0.4457 0.3559 0.0898 Bulgaria
1890s 0.492 0.356 0.136 Bulgaria
1900s 0.5429 0.3075 0.2354 Bulgaria
1910s 0.5423 0.287 0.2553 Bulgaria
1920s 0.5396 0.1356 0.404 Bulgaria
1930s 0.5364 0.1342 0.4022 Bulgaria
1940s 0.3878 0.1379 0.2499 Bulgaria
1950s 0.2779 0.1664 0.1115 Bulgaria
1960s 0.274 0.1805 0.0935 Bulgaria
1970s 0.28 0.1644 0.1156 Bulgaria
1980s 0.2731 0.1731 0.1 Bulgaria
1990s 0.751 0.1502 0.6008 Bulgaria
2000s 0.7748 0.5356 0.2392 Bulgaria
2010s 0.6972 0.7946 0.0974 Georgia
2020s 0.6703 0.6927 0.0223 Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bulgaria or Georgia?
Bulgaria, at 0.56 against 0.543 in Georgia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bulgaria and Georgia?
0.017, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Georgia?
225 years are reported by both, from 1801 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Georgia rank globally for rule of law index?
Bulgaria ranks 88th and Georgia ranks 89th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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