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GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 35,463.55 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 6,465,097 | HDI (2022): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
57
Score: 55.0
Vulnerability
0.358
Readiness
0.458
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 145th most vulnerable country and the 74th 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 |
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Ranking | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 57 |
Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.358 | |
Food | 0.402 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.851 | |
Projected population change | 0 | |
Food import dependency | 0.181 | |
Rural population | 0.255 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.880 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.246 | |
Water | 0.253 | |
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 | 0.919 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.044 | |
Health | 0.339 | |
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 | 0.020 | |
Slum population | - | |
Medical staff | 0.690 | |
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 | 0.439 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.098 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.725 | |
Urban concentration | 0.745 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.566 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.487 | |
Paved roads | 0.014 | |
Infrastructure | 0.313 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.455 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.021 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.368 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.081 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.950 |