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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 28,113.05 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 6,877,743 | HDI (2021): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
53
Score: 56.2
Vulnerability
0.342
Readiness
0.466
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Bulgaria places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Bulgaria is well positioned to adapt. Bulgaria is the 153rd most vulnerable country and the 71st most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 43 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 53 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.342 | |
| Food | 0.412 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.851 | |
| Projected population change | 0 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.169 | |
| Rural population | 0.258 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.909 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.286 | |
| Water | 0.225 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.162 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.174 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.207 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.014 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.767 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.024 | |
| Health | 0.350 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.061 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.073 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.677 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.284 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.399 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.706 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.678 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.162 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.203 | |
| Protected biome | 0.223 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.421 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.453 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.098 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.725 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.742 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.567 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.574 | |
| Paved roads | 0.014 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.215 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.455 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.021 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.392 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.081 | |
| Electricity access | 0.003 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.338 |