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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 41,969.45 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 6,441,421 | HDI (2024): 0.84 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
45
Score: 56.3
Vulnerability
0.361
Readiness
0.486
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 154th most vulnerable country and the 54th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 49 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 41 | 45 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.361 | |
| Food | 0.411 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.851 | |
| Projected population change | 0 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.206 | |
| Rural population | 0.281 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.887 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.244 | |
| Water | 0.449 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.838 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.826 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.222 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.014 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.754 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.038 | |
| Health | 0.283 | |
| 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 | 0.018 | |
| Slum population | 0.002 | |
| Medical staff | 0.712 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.248 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.369 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.706 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.678 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.162 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.245 | |
| Protected biome | 0.001 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.421 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.433 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.098 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.725 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.719 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.551 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.487 | |
| Paved roads | 0.014 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.222 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.455 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.021 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.441 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.081 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.333 |