site.btaBulgaria Scores 77 out of 100 in Freedom House Freedom Report 2025, Global Freedom Declines for 19th Year

Bulgaria scores 77 out of 100 points in the Freedom House report on Freedom in the World 2025. It is in the group of free countries. It gets 32 out of 40 points for political rights and 45 out of 60 for civil liberties.

Bulgaria’s score was 78 out of 100 last year and 79 out of 100 in 2023 and 2022. 

Freedom House concludes that global freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year in 2024. Sixty countries experienced deterioration in their political rights and civil liberties, and only 34 secured improvements. 

El Salvador, Haiti, Kuwait, and Tunisia were the countries with the largest score declines for the year, while Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Syria recorded the largest gains.

The report points out that during an unprecedented year of elections, many contests were marred by violence and authoritarian efforts to restrict voters’ choices. 

Conflicts spread instability and thwarted democratic progress around the world, making it not only less safe but also less free in 2024.

On a positive note, the report said that whatever improvements there were, demonstrated the potential for democratic breakthroughs. “Despite the overall global decline in freedom, bright spots emerged around the world as a result of competitive elections or following the collapse of long-standing authoritarian regimes. New governments will now face the difficult task of building and strengthening democratic institutions while also protecting individual rights.”

Freedom House says that global freedom faces serious challenges in 2025, including security threats from multiple armed conflicts, deepening repression in both entrenched and emerging autocracies, and democratically elected leaders who seek to advance their goals by overriding institutional checks on their power. “It is in the vital interest of all those who believe in democracy to invest in democratic institutions at home, call out attacks on rights abroad, work together to promote lasting peace, and support human rights defenders wherever they operate. Only sustained and coordinated action can reverse the nearly two decades of decline in global freedom and ensure that more countries enjoy security, prosperity, and all the other benefits of democratic rule,” says the report.