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Bulgaria
RegionEastern Europe
GDP135.71[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita19320.75[$]
Population7.02[millions]
Urbanization75.69[%]
Land Area112055.66[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 41 57 4.2
Health 63 50.3 3.8
Air Quality 111 33 5
PM2.5 133 28.2 6.1
Household solid fuels 95 38.2 3.6
Ozone 77 45.7 6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 37 68.3 2.6
Sanitation 30 84 4
Drinking water 47 57.8 1.7
Heavy Metals 100 45.8 5.3
Lead 100 45.8 5.3
Waste Management 30 83.6 -
Solid waste 30 83.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 27 61.5 4.5
Biodiversity 40 77.7 3.9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 36 55.8 16.1
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 64 37 17.2
Species Habitat Index 96 83.6 -10.1
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 142 44.8 -0.8
Ecosystem Services 61 41.4 -0.5
Tree cover loss 48 41 -1
Grassland loss 103 51.8 6.4
Wetland loss 129 38.9 1.7
Fisheries 66 12.9 1
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 54 16.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 31 8.7 2.3
Climate Change 24 69.5 5.2
CO2 growth rate 30 60.2 8.5
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate 109 82.2 10.1
N2O growth rate 93 58.2 -8.9
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 31.8
CO2 from land cover 28 77.4 -
GHG intensity trend 80 50.3 -34.9
GHG per capita 132 29.8 1.1
Pollution Emissions 1 100 17.3
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 34.7
Agriculture 21 63.6 12.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 21 63.6 12.3
Water Resources 61 13.9 -
Wastewater treatment 61 13.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Seychelles 58.2
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Bulgaria 57
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Chile 55.3
Serbia 55.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
GDP per capita
Bulgaria 57
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Uruguay 49.1
Montenegro 46.3
Thailand 45.4
Mauritius 45.1
Turkmenistan 43.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Issue Performance
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
South Africa 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Italy 71
Hungary 63.7
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Malaysia 47.9
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
Hungary 63.7
Bulgaria 57
Brazil 51.2
Suriname 45.2
Georgia 41.3
Guyana 35.9
Timor-Leste 35.3
Mongolia 32.2
Benin 30
India 27.6
Political Stability
Belgium 73.3
United States of America 69.3
Latvia 61.6
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Costa Rica 52.5
Albania 49
Jamaica 48.2
Laos 34.8
Eastern Europe
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
EU-27
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
Ease of Doing Business Index
Italy 71
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Mexico 52.6
Moldova 44.4
Morocco 42.3
Kenya 34.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
BGR