Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
5.70 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Bulgaria
Europe & Central Asia · Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Sofia
Rank #56 of scored countries.
Survival
86.9
Living
58.2
Governance
48.2
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
4.33 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 78/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
21.70 %(2023)
Normalized: 70/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
96.21 %(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.54 %(2025)
Normalized: 87/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
10.15 %(2025)
Normalized: 81/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
4.50 % of GDP(2022)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
41,969 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 35/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
7.92 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 49/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.45 %(2024)
Normalized: 95/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
75.76 years(2024)
Normalized: 68/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
39.50 0–100 index(2023)
Normalized: 46/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.24 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 37/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.04 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 49/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.03 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 51/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.21 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
History
Bulgaria — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1989: -16.7 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 96.9 | 94.7 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 96.5 | 94.4 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 94.7 | 91.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 92.3 | 93.5 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 91.4 | 91.2 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 95.2 | 93.3 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 94.3 | 92.1 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 87.4 | 92.1 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 82.1 | 92.9 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 81.2 | 91.6 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 80.1 | 90.7 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 80.8 | 91.1 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 81.4 | 89.0 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 91.3 | 89.1 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 92.7 | 88.8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 81.6 | 62.2 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 82.8 | 62.7 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 83.7 | 63.6 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 84.8 | 63.7 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 85.9 | 63.8 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 85.2 | 63.5 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 84.8 | 74.5 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 85.2 | 73.9 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 84.9 | 74.0 | — |
| 1989 | 84.0 | 9 | 84.2 | 73.0 | 98.7 |
| 1990 | 80.9 | 7 | 86.3 | 61.9 | 98.9 |
| 1991 | 67.2 | 20 | 66.8 | 45.0 | 98.6 |
| 1992 | 65.3 | 24 | 58.4 | 63.5 | 78.9 |
| 1993 | 64.7 | 28 | 57.1 | 62.8 | 79.6 |
| 1994 | 71.5 | 20 | 65.2 | 58.7 | 99.3 |
| 1995 | 64.6 | 29 | 69.6 | 52.3 | 74.0 |
| 1996 | 56.6 | 87 | 67.4 | 49.0 | 50.2 |
| 1997 | 48.3 | 129 | 64.3 | 25.8 | 54.2 |
| 1998 | 59.9 | 73 | 67.5 | 51.8 | 58.9 |
| 1999 | 58.5 | 75 | 64.1 | 51.8 | 58.9 |
| 2000 | 57.7 | 71 | 65.8 | 48.2 | 57.9 |
| 2001 | 57.9 | 73 | 65.8 | 51.7 | 54.0 |
| 2002 | 60.0 | 65 | 69.0 | 51.6 | 57.4 |
| 2003 | 63.5 | 55 | 75.0 | 54.0 | 58.4 |
| 2004 | 64.1 | 54 | 77.4 | 52.0 | 59.9 |
| 2005 | 64.8 | 52 | 79.9 | 51.5 | 59.4 |
| 2006 | 62.7 | 59 | 81.2 | 46.8 | 55.2 |
| 2007 | 62.2 | 60 | 83.7 | 43.7 | 53.7 |
| 2008 | 63.0 | 58 | 85.4 | 44.5 | 53.1 |
| 2009 | 65.0 | 54 | 83.4 | 52.5 | 52.9 |
| 2010 | 61.6 | 63 | 78.7 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| 2011 | 60.5 | 65 | 77.5 | 50.6 | 47.2 |
| 2012 | 60.6 | 66 | 76.5 | 52.2 | 47.0 |
| 2013 | 61.3 | 63 | 76.9 | 54.7 | 45.8 |
| 2014 | 63.5 | 56 | 79.4 | 58.4 | 45.3 |
| 2015 | 62.0 | 64 | 78.3 | 55.8 | 44.5 |
| 2016 | 62.8 | 59 | 80.4 | 56.0 | 44.0 |
| 2017 | 63.1 | 59 | 83.1 | 54.5 | 43.4 |
| 2018 | 63.1 | 60 | 83.3 | 54.1 | 43.6 |
| 2019 | 64.1 | 57 | 84.4 | 54.4 | 45.4 |
| 2020 | 64.1 | 56 | 82.7 | 57.2 | 44.1 |
| 2021 | 63.7 | 57 | 81.9 | 55.5 | 46.1 |
| 2022 | 63.9 | 58 | 85.6 | 50.8 | 47.3 |
| 2023 | 65.7 | 58 | 85.2 | 55.7 | 48.4 |
| 2024 | 66.7 | 57 | 85.6 | 58.6 | 47.9 |
| 2025 | 67.2 | 56 | 86.9 | 58.2 | 48.2 |
| 2026 | 67.2 | 56 | 86.5 | 58.6 | 48.5 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Bulgaria.