How does Bulgaria rank for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index?

Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria

Name: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index was 0.907 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.907

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

23rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.923

in 2002

All-time low

0.049

in 1789

Years of data

214

1789–2025

Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria stood at 0.907.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.923 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 1789.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.049	—
1790	0.049	+0.0%
1791	0.049	+0.0%
1792	0.049	+0.0%
1793	0.049	+0.0%
1794	0.049	+0.0%
1795	0.049	+0.0%
1796	0.049	+0.0%
1797	0.049	+0.0%
1798	0.049	+0.0%
1799	0.049	+0.0%
1800	0.049	+0.0%
1801	0.049	+0.0%
1802	0.049	+0.0%
1803	0.049	+0.0%
1804	0.049	+0.0%
1805	0.049	+0.0%
1806	0.049	+0.0%
1807	0.049	+0.0%
1808	0.049	+0.0%
1809	0.049	+0.0%
1810	0.049	+0.0%
1811	0.049	+0.0%
1812	0.049	+0.0%
1813	0.049	+0.0%
1814	0.049	+0.0%
1815	0.049	+0.0%
1816	0.049	+0.0%
1817	0.049	+0.0%
1818	0.049	+0.0%
1819	0.049	+0.0%
1820	0.049	+0.0%
1821	0.049	+0.0%
1822	0.049	+0.0%
1823	0.049	+0.0%
1824	0.049	+0.0%
1825	0.049	+0.0%
1826	0.049	+0.0%
1827	0.049	+0.0%
1828	0.049	+0.0%
1829	0.049	+0.0%
1830	0.055	+12.2%
1831	0.055	+0.0%
1832	0.055	+0.0%
1833	0.055	+0.0%
1834	0.055	+0.0%
1835	0.055	+0.0%
1836	0.055	+0.0%
1837	0.055	+0.0%
1838	0.055	+0.0%
1839	0.088	+60.0%
1840	0.088	+0.0%
1841	0.088	+0.0%
1842	0.088	+0.0%
1843	0.088	+0.0%
1844	0.088	+0.0%
1845	0.088	+0.0%
1846	0.088	+0.0%
1847	0.088	+0.0%
1848	0.088	+0.0%
1849	0.088	+0.0%
1850	0.088	+0.0%
1851	0.088	+0.0%
1852	0.088	+0.0%
1853	0.088	+0.0%
1854	0.088	+0.0%
1855	0.088	+0.0%
1856	0.088	+0.0%
1857	0.088	+0.0%
1858	0.096	+9.1%
1859	0.096	+0.0%
1860	0.096	+0.0%
1861	0.096	+0.0%
1862	0.096	+0.0%
1863	0.096	+0.0%
1864	0.096	+0.0%
1865	0.096	+0.0%
1866	0.096	+0.0%
1867	0.096	+0.0%
1868	0.096	+0.0%
1869	0.096	+0.0%
1870	0.096	+0.0%
1871	0.096	+0.0%
1872	0.096	+0.0%
1873	0.096	+0.0%
1874	0.096	+0.0%
1875	0.096	+0.0%
1878	0.439	+357.3%
1900	0.474	+8.0%
1901	0.474	+0.0%
1902	0.474	+0.0%
1903	0.474	+0.0%
1904	0.479	+1.1%
1905	0.479	+0.0%
1906	0.479	+0.0%
1907	0.479	+0.0%
1908	0.479	+0.0%
1909	0.479	+0.0%
1910	0.479	+0.0%
1911	0.479	+0.0%
1912	0.479	+0.0%
1913	0.479	+0.0%
1914	0.479	+0.0%
1915	0.479	+0.0%
1916	0.479	+0.0%
1917	0.479	+0.0%
1918	0.479	+0.0%
1919	0.488	+1.9%
1920	0.489	+0.2%
1921	0.489	+0.0%
1922	0.502	+2.7%
1923	0.503	+0.2%
1924	0.502	-0.2%
1925	0.502	+0.0%
1926	0.499	-0.6%
1927	0.499	+0.0%
1928	0.499	+0.0%
1929	0.499	+0.0%
1930	0.499	+0.0%
1931	0.499	+0.0%
1932	0.499	+0.0%
1933	0.499	+0.0%
1934	0.446	-10.6%
1935	0.444	-0.4%
1936	0.444	+0.0%
1937	0.449	+1.1%
1938	0.484	+7.8%
1939	0.484	+0.0%
1940	0.485	+0.2%
1941	0.483	-0.4%
1942	0.473	-2.1%
1943	0.473	+0.0%
1944	0.481	+1.7%
1945	0.507	+5.4%
1946	0.548	+8.1%
1947	0.575	+4.9%
1948	0.582	+1.2%
1949	0.598	+2.7%
1950	0.598	+0.0%
1951	0.622	+4.0%
1952	0.622	+0.0%
1953	0.623	+0.2%
1954	0.625	+0.3%
1955	0.622	-0.5%
1956	0.622	+0.0%
1957	0.622	+0.0%
1958	0.622	+0.0%
1959	0.622	+0.0%
1960	0.623	+0.2%
1961	0.623	+0.0%
1962	0.623	+0.0%
1963	0.623	+0.0%
1964	0.623	+0.0%
1965	0.623	+0.0%
1966	0.625	+0.3%
1967	0.625	+0.0%
1968	0.625	+0.0%
1969	0.625	+0.0%
1970	0.637	+1.9%
1971	0.645	+1.3%
1972	0.645	+0.0%
1973	0.645	+0.0%
1974	0.645	+0.0%
1975	0.645	+0.0%
1976	0.646	+0.2%
1977	0.646	+0.0%
1978	0.646	+0.0%
1979	0.646	+0.0%
1980	0.646	+0.0%
1981	0.648	+0.3%
1982	0.648	+0.0%
1983	0.648	+0.0%
1984	0.648	+0.0%
1985	0.648	+0.0%
1986	0.648	+0.0%
1987	0.648	+0.0%
1988	0.648	+0.0%
1989	0.648	+0.0%
1990	0.842	+29.9%
1991	0.854	+1.4%
1992	0.856	+0.2%
1993	0.86	+0.5%
1994	0.861	+0.1%
1995	0.861	+0.0%
1996	0.861	+0.0%
1997	0.854	-0.8%
1998	0.854	+0.0%
1999	0.855	+0.1%
2000	0.889	+4.0%
2001	0.912	+2.6%
2002	0.923	+1.2%
2003	0.923	+0.0%
2004	0.923	+0.0%
2005	0.918	-0.5%
2006	0.921	+0.3%
2007	0.922	+0.1%
2008	0.915	-0.8%
2009	0.908	-0.8%
2010	0.912	+0.4%
2011	0.911	-0.1%
2012	0.916	+0.5%
2013	0.907	-1.0%
2014	0.898	-1.0%
2015	0.898	+0.0%
2016	0.898	+0.0%
2017	0.902	+0.4%
2018	0.896	-0.7%
2019	0.897	+0.1%
2020	0.895	-0.2%
2021	0.913	+2.0%
2022	0.92	+0.8%
2023	0.914	-0.7%
2024	0.91	-0.4%
2025	0.907	-0.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

Bulgaria's 0.907 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Bulgaria's 0.907 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.049	0.049	0.049	1
1790s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1800s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1810s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1820s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1830s	0.0583	0.055	0.088	10
1840s	0.088	0.088	0.088	10
1850s	0.0896	0.088	0.096	10
1860s	0.096	0.096	0.096	10
1870s	0.145	0.096	0.439	7
1900s	0.477	0.474	0.479	10
1910s	0.4799	0.479	0.488	10
1920s	0.4983	0.489	0.503	10
1930s	0.4747	0.444	0.499	10
1940s	0.5205	0.473	0.598	10
1950s	0.62	0.598	0.625	10
1960s	0.6238	0.623	0.625	10
1970s	0.6446	0.637	0.646	10
1980s	0.6478	0.646	0.648	10
1990s	0.8558	0.842	0.861	10
2000s	0.9154	0.889	0.923	10
2010s	0.9035	0.896	0.916	10
2020s	0.9098	0.895	0.92	6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

20 Chile 0.913 compare
20 Croatia 0.913 compare
22 Seychelles 0.908 compare
23 Costa Rica 0.907 compare
25 Australia 0.906 compare
26 Austria 0.905 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria?: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria was 0.907 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 0.923 in 2002.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1789.
How does Bulgaria rank for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.