Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Bulgaria or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.871 against 0.861 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Bulgaria

0.861

in 2025

Netherlands

0.871

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

39th

Netherlands rank

36th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Bulgaria
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.871 against 0.861 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 36th of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.056	0.717	0.661	Netherlands
1790s	0.056	0.717	0.661	Netherlands
1800s	0.056	0.717	0.661	Netherlands
1810s	0.056	0.7228	0.6668	Netherlands
1820s	0.056	0.83	0.774	Netherlands
1830s	0.0841	0.83	0.7459	Netherlands
1840s	0.175	0.83	0.655	Netherlands
1850s	0.1808	0.83	0.6492	Netherlands
1860s	0.204	0.83	0.626	Netherlands
1870s	0.2764	0.83	0.5536	Netherlands
1880s	0.4886	0.83	0.3414	Netherlands
1890s	0.5615	0.83	0.2685	Netherlands
1900s	0.668	0.83	0.162	Netherlands
1910s	0.668	0.833	0.165	Netherlands
1920s	0.6715	0.845	0.1735	Netherlands
1930s	0.5789	0.845	0.2661	Netherlands
1940s	0.3916	0.6818	0.2902	Netherlands
1950s	0.232	0.8796	0.6476	Netherlands
1960s	0.233	0.9076	0.6746	Netherlands
1970s	0.233	0.93	0.697	Netherlands
1980s	0.233	0.93	0.697	Netherlands
1990s	0.748	0.93	0.182	Netherlands
2000s	0.8666	0.93	0.0634	Netherlands
2010s	0.8424	0.9315	0.0891	Netherlands
2020s	0.8673	0.8902	0.0228	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Bulgaria or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.871 against 0.861 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 0.01, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Bulgaria ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.