Bulgaria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 24,564.26 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 6,934,015 HDI (2020): 0.82
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 54
Score: 54.9
Vulnerability 0.365
Readiness 0.464

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 146th most vulnerable country and the 70th 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
Ranking
46
44
41
42
44
45
46
46
45
44
46
47
48
47
49
54
53
55
55
52
54
56
56
51
52
54
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.365
Food
0.417
Projected change of cereal yields
0.851
Projected population change
0
Food import dependency
0.196
Rural population
0.262
Agriculture capacity
0.909
Child malnutrition
0.286
Water
0.229
Projected change of annual runoff
0.162
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.174
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.228
Water dependency ratio
0.014
Dam capacity
0.771
Access to reliable drinking water
0.024
Health
0.419
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
-
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.675
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
0.738
Age dependency ratio
0.567
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.574
Paved roads
0.014
Infrastructure
0.275
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.455
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.021
Dependency on imported energy
0.793
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.042
Electricity access
0.003
Disaster preparedness
0.338