Bulgaria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 37,507.77 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 6,446,596 HDI (2023): 0.84
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 58
Score: 53.2
Vulnerability 0.354
Readiness 0.419

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 151st most vulnerable country and the 80th 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 22 23
Ranking
48
47
43
44
46
47
48
49
45
44
46
52
51
50
52
56
55
53
53
52
53
53
55
51
52
56
55
57
58
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.354
Food
0.403
Projected change of cereal yields
0.851
Projected population change
0
Food import dependency
0.189
Rural population
0.251
Agriculture capacity
0.881
Child malnutrition
0.244
Water
0.227
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
0.759
Access to reliable drinking water
0.044
Health
0.340
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
0.019
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.694
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.268
Ecosystem Services
0.401
Projected change of biome distribution
0.706
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.678
Natural capital dependency
0.162
Ecological footprint
0.217
Protected biome
0.223
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.421
Human Habitat
0.437
Projected change of warm periods
0.098
Projected change of flood hazard
0.725
Urban concentration
0.749
Age dependency ratio
0.548
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.487
Paved roads
0.014
Infrastructure
0.318
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.455
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.021
Dependency on imported energy
0.400
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.081
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.950