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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 |
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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 |
Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
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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 |