Bulgaria

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
Ranking
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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
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
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