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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.9 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.9
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
28th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.947
in 2022
All-time low
0.042
in 1789
Years of data
234
1789–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Bulgaria, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.9 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.947 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.042, in 1789.

That places Bulgaria 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Bulgaria, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.042 —
1790 0.042 +0.0%
1791 0.042 +0.0%
1792 0.042 +0.0%
1793 0.042 +0.0%
1794 0.042 +0.0%
1795 0.042 +0.0%
1796 0.042 +0.0%
1797 0.042 +0.0%
1798 0.042 +0.0%
1799 0.042 +0.0%
1800 0.042 +0.0%
1801 0.042 +0.0%
1802 0.042 +0.0%
1803 0.042 +0.0%
1804 0.042 +0.0%
1805 0.042 +0.0%
1806 0.042 +0.0%
1807 0.042 +0.0%
1808 0.042 +0.0%
1809 0.042 +0.0%
1810 0.042 +0.0%
1811 0.042 +0.0%
1812 0.042 +0.0%
1813 0.042 +0.0%
1814 0.042 +0.0%
1815 0.042 +0.0%
1816 0.042 +0.0%
1817 0.042 +0.0%
1818 0.042 +0.0%
1819 0.042 +0.0%
1820 0.042 +0.0%
1821 0.042 +0.0%
1822 0.042 +0.0%
1823 0.042 +0.0%
1824 0.042 +0.0%
1825 0.042 +0.0%
1826 0.042 +0.0%
1827 0.042 +0.0%
1828 0.042 +0.0%
1829 0.042 +0.0%
1830 0.042 +0.0%
1831 0.042 +0.0%
1832 0.042 +0.0%
1833 0.042 +0.0%
1834 0.042 +0.0%
1835 0.042 +0.0%
1836 0.042 +0.0%
1837 0.042 +0.0%
1838 0.042 +0.0%
1839 0.042 +0.0%
1840 0.042 +0.0%
1841 0.042 +0.0%
1842 0.042 +0.0%
1843 0.042 +0.0%
1844 0.042 +0.0%
1845 0.042 +0.0%
1846 0.042 +0.0%
1847 0.042 +0.0%
1848 0.042 +0.0%
1849 0.042 +0.0%
1850 0.042 +0.0%
1851 0.042 +0.0%
1852 0.042 +0.0%
1853 0.042 +0.0%
1854 0.042 +0.0%
1855 0.042 +0.0%
1856 0.042 +0.0%
1857 0.042 +0.0%
1858 0.042 +0.0%
1859 0.042 +0.0%
1860 0.042 +0.0%
1861 0.042 +0.0%
1862 0.042 +0.0%
1863 0.042 +0.0%
1864 0.042 +0.0%
1865 0.042 +0.0%
1866 0.042 +0.0%
1867 0.042 +0.0%
1868 0.042 +0.0%
1869 0.042 +0.0%
1870 0.042 +0.0%
1871 0.042 +0.0%
1872 0.042 +0.0%
1873 0.042 +0.0%
1874 0.042 +0.0%
1875 0.042 +0.0%
1876 0.112 +166.7%
1877 0.167 +49.1%
1879 0.611 +265.9%
1880 0.611 +0.0%
1881 0.354 -42.1%
1882 0.354 +0.0%
1883 0.354 +0.0%
1884 0.354 +0.0%
1885 0.354 +0.0%
1886 0.608 +71.8%
1887 0.362 -40.5%
1888 0.362 +0.0%
1889 0.362 +0.0%
1890 0.362 +0.0%
1891 0.362 +0.0%
1892 0.362 +0.0%
1893 0.362 +0.0%
1894 0.362 +0.0%
1895 0.604 +66.9%
1896 0.604 +0.0%
1897 0.604 +0.0%
1898 0.604 +0.0%
1899 0.604 +0.0%
1900 0.551 -8.8%
1901 0.55 -0.2%
1902 0.542 -1.5%
1903 0.542 +0.0%
1904 0.542 +0.0%
1905 0.542 +0.0%
1906 0.542 +0.0%
1907 0.542 +0.0%
1908 0.542 +0.0%
1909 0.57 +5.2%
1910 0.57 +0.0%
1911 0.57 +0.0%
1912 0.57 +0.0%
1913 0.57 +0.0%
1914 0.57 +0.0%
1915 0.57 +0.0%
1916 0.57 +0.0%
1917 0.57 +0.0%
1918 0.518 -9.1%
1919 0.518 +0.0%
1920 0.523 +1.0%
1921 0.523 +0.0%
1922 0.523 +0.0%
1923 0.528 +1.0%
1924 0.555 +5.1%
1925 0.55 -0.9%
1926 0.554 +0.7%
1927 0.554 +0.0%
1928 0.554 +0.0%
1929 0.554 +0.0%
1930 0.597 +7.8%
1931 0.615 +3.0%
1932 0.615 +0.0%
1933 0.615 +0.0%
1934 0.358 -41.8%
1935 0.098 -72.6%
1938 0.557 +468.4%
1939 0.55 -1.3%
1940 0.531 -3.5%
1941 0.528 -0.6%
1942 0.528 +0.0%
1943 0.528 +0.0%
1944 0.542 +2.7%
1945 0.523 -3.5%
1946 0.129 -75.3%
1947 0.113 -12.4%
1948 0.099 -12.4%
1949 0.074 -25.3%
1950 0.074 +0.0%
1951 0.074 +0.0%
1952 0.074 +0.0%
1953 0.074 +0.0%
1954 0.074 +0.0%
1955 0.074 +0.0%
1956 0.074 +0.0%
1957 0.074 +0.0%
1958 0.074 +0.0%
1959 0.074 +0.0%
1960 0.074 +0.0%
1961 0.074 +0.0%
1962 0.074 +0.0%
1963 0.074 +0.0%
1964 0.074 +0.0%
1965 0.074 +0.0%
1966 0.074 +0.0%
1967 0.074 +0.0%
1968 0.074 +0.0%
1969 0.074 +0.0%
1970 0.074 +0.0%
1971 0.074 +0.0%
1972 0.074 +0.0%
1973 0.074 +0.0%
1974 0.074 +0.0%
1975 0.074 +0.0%
1976 0.074 +0.0%
1977 0.074 +0.0%
1978 0.074 +0.0%
1979 0.074 +0.0%
1980 0.074 +0.0%
1981 0.074 +0.0%
1982 0.074 +0.0%
1983 0.074 +0.0%
1984 0.074 +0.0%
1985 0.074 +0.0%
1986 0.074 +0.0%
1987 0.074 +0.0%
1988 0.074 +0.0%
1989 0.074 +0.0%
1990 0.834 +1027.0%
1991 0.834 +0.0%
1992 0.888 +6.5%
1993 0.888 +0.0%
1994 0.888 +0.0%
1995 0.888 +0.0%
1996 0.888 +0.0%
1997 0.888 +0.0%
1998 0.888 +0.0%
1999 0.888 +0.0%
2000 0.888 +0.0%
2001 0.876 -1.4%
2002 0.85 -3.0%
2003 0.853 +0.4%
2004 0.871 +2.1%
2005 0.871 +0.0%
2006 0.876 +0.6%
2007 0.876 +0.0%
2008 0.876 +0.0%
2009 0.842 -3.9%
2010 0.846 +0.5%
2011 0.846 +0.0%
2012 0.857 +1.3%
2013 0.797 -7.0%
2014 0.81 +1.6%
2015 0.835 +3.1%
2016 0.835 +0.0%
2017 0.813 -2.6%
2018 0.843 +3.7%
2019 0.85 +0.8%
2020 0.81 -4.7%
2021 0.851 +5.1%
2022 0.947 +11.3%
2023 0.922 -2.6%
2024 0.848 -8.0%
2025 0.9 +6.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.042 0.042 0.042 1
1790s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1800s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1810s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1820s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1830s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1840s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1850s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1860s 0.042 0.042 0.042 10
1870s 0.1269 0.042 0.611 9
1880s 0.4075 0.354 0.611 10
1890s 0.483 0.362 0.604 10
1900s 0.5465 0.542 0.57 10
1910s 0.5596 0.518 0.57 10
1920s 0.5418 0.523 0.555 10
1930s 0.5006 0.098 0.615 8
1940s 0.3595 0.074 0.542 10
1950s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1960s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1970s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1980s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1990s 0.8772 0.834 0.888 10
2000s 0.8679 0.842 0.888 10
2010s 0.8332 0.797 0.857 10
2020s 0.8797 0.81 0.947 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 25 Italy 0.905 compare
  2. 26 Austria 0.904 compare
  3. 27 Japan 0.901 compare
  4. 28 Colombia 0.9 compare
  5. 30 Belgium 0.889 compare
  6. 31 Ireland 0.888 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Bulgaria?
Legislative checks on government index in Bulgaria was 0.9 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.947 in 2022.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1789.
How does Bulgaria rank for legislative checks on government index?
Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.