Access to justice for women in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Access to justice for women was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1990
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Access to justice for women in Bulgaria, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to justice for women in Bulgaria is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.
Over the whole period, access to justice for women in Bulgaria peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Bulgaria ranks 47th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to justice for women in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 47 Afghanistan 0
- 47 Algeria 0
- 47 Angola 0
- 47 Argentina 0 compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 0
- 47 Bahrain 0
- 47 Bangladesh 0
- 47 Belarus 0 compare
- 47 Benin 0 compare
- 47 Bhutan 0 compare
- 47 Bolivia 0
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 47 Botswana 0 compare
- 47 Brazil 0
- 47 Burkina Faso 0
- 47 Burundi 0
- 47 Cambodia 0
- 47 Cameroon 0
- 47 Canada 0 compare
- 47 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 47 Central African Republic 0
- 47 Chad 0
- 47 China 0
- 47 Colombia 0
- 47 Comoros 0
- 47 Congo 0
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 47 Cuba 0
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 47 Djibouti 0
- 47 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 47 East Timor 0
- 47 Ecuador 0
- 47 Egypt 0
- 47 El Salvador 0
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 47 Eritrea 0
- 47 Eswatini 0
- 47 Ethiopia 0
- 47 Fiji 0 compare
- 47 Gabon 0 compare
- 47 Georgia 0
- 47 Ghana 0 compare
- 47 Guatemala 0
- 47 Guinea 0
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 47 Guyana 0
- 47 Haiti 0
- 47 Honduras 0
- 47 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 47 Hungary 0 compare
- 47 India 0
- 47 Indonesia 0 compare
- 47 Iran 0
- 47 Iraq 0
- 47 Israel 0 compare
- 47 Jamaica 0 compare
- 47 Jordan 0
- 47 Kazakhstan 0
- 47 Kenya 0
- 47 Kuwait 0
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 47 Laos 0
- 47 Lebanon 0
- 47 Lesotho 0 compare
- 47 Liberia 0
- 47 Libya 0
- 47 Madagascar 0
- 47 Malawi 0 compare
- 47 Malaysia 0
- 47 Maldives 0
- 47 Mali 0
- 47 Mauritania 0
- 47 Mexico 0
- 47 Moldova 0 compare
- 47 Mongolia 0
- 47 Montenegro 0
- 47 Mozambique 0
- 47 Myanmar 0
- 47 Namibia 0
- 47 Nepal 0
- 47 Nicaragua 0
- 47 North Korea 0
- 47 North Macedonia 0
- 47 Oman 0
- 47 Pakistan 0
- 47 Palestine 0
- 47 Panama 0
- 47 Papua New Guinea 0
- 47 Paraguay 0
- 47 Peru 0
- 47 Philippines 0
- 47 Poland 0 compare
- 47 Portugal 0 compare
- 47 Qatar 0
- 47 Romania 0 compare
- 47 Russia 0
- 47 Rwanda 0 compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0
- 47 Senegal 0 compare
- 47 Serbia 0 compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 47 Somalia 0
- 47 South Africa 0 compare
- 47 South Sudan 0
- 47 Sri Lanka 0
- 47 Sudan 0
- 47 Suriname 0 compare
- 47 Syria 0
- 47 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 47 Tanzania 0
- 47 Thailand 0
- 47 Togo 0
- 47 Tunisia 0 compare
- 47 Turkey 0 compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 0
- 47 Uganda 0 compare
- 47 Ukraine 0
- 47 United Arab Emirates 0
- 47 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 47 United States 0 compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0
- 47 Vatican 0
- 47 Venezuela 0
- 47 Vietnam 0
- 47 Yemen 0
- 47 Zambia 0
- 47 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to justice for women in Bulgaria?
- Access to justice for women in Bulgaria was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to justice for women recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest access to justice for women recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Bulgaria rank for access to justice for women?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to justice for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate whether women have access to justice.