Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.865 against 0.861 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Sao Tome and Principe: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Bulgaria

0.861

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.865

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

39th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Bulgaria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.865 against 0.861 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.668	0.176	0.492	Bulgaria
1910s	0.668	0.176	0.492	Bulgaria
1920s	0.6715	0.176	0.4955	Bulgaria
1930s	0.5789	0.176	0.4029	Bulgaria
1940s	0.3916	0.176	0.2156	Bulgaria
1950s	0.232	0.18	0.052	Bulgaria
1960s	0.233	0.253	0.02	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.233	0.4267	0.1937	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.233	0.579	0.346	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.748	0.8651	0.1171	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.8666	0.888	0.0214	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.8424	0.8719	0.0295	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.8673	0.865	0.0023	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.865 against 0.861 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.004, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Bulgaria ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th 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.