Social Development in Bulgaria 174 indicators covering social development for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 105,596 2025 up 538.3% 51st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 2025 down 57.8% 117th Political Rights Rating 2 2025 unchanged 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 54.2% 124th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 2025 down 57.8% 117th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0164 units per person 2025 up 593.0% 28th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 147.8% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.9 % change on previous year 2025 down 105.8% 126th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 105,596 2025 up 538.3% 51st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 130.4% 76th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 83.6% 138th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.849 2025 down 1.2% 57th Liberal Democracy Index 0.499 2025 down 11.8% 67th Electoral Democracy Index 0.599 2025 down 10.7% 72nd Freedom of Association Index 0.833 2025 up 2.8% 64th Freedom of Expression Index 0.754 2025 down 2.5% 75th Participatory Democracy Index 0.397 2025 down 14.3% 64th Varieties of democracy 0.599 2025 down 10.7% 72nd Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.849 2025 down 1.2% 57th Key features of human rights 0.849 2025 down 1.2% 57th Key features of electoral democracy 0.599 2025 down 10.7% 72nd Key features of liberal democracy 0.499 2025 down 11.8% 67th Executive Corruption Index 0.543 2025 up 41.4% 78th Judicial Corruption Score -0.28 2025 down 240.0% 97th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.588 2025 up 22.0% 77th Key features of democracy 0.599 2025 down 10.7% 72nd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -7.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,299.8% 156th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -6.38 % change on previous year 2025 down 815.7% 146th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.499 2025 down 11.8% 67th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -7.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,299.8% 156th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year 2025 down 115.7% 142nd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -7.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,299.8% 156th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.599 2025 down 10.7% 71st Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.442 2025 down 14.8% 63rd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.474 2025 down 12.7% 59th Direct Democracy Index 0.201 2025 down 16.2% 24th Key media freedoms 0.288 2025 down 70.1% 98th Media Corruption Score 0.456 2025 up 0.4% 88th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -82.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,631.5% 167th Academic Freedom Index 0.85 2025 down 6.8% 35th Legislative Corruption Score -1.02 2025 down 13.1% 123rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 65.3% 90th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 65.8% 77th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 65.3% 90th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 65.3% 90th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 110th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.8992 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2,167.6% 37th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0036 units per square kilometre 2023 down 79.0% 126th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.29 2019 up 32.3% 78th Page 1 of 3 Next →