Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index was 0.748 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Bulgaria, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.748 for inequality-adjusted human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.748 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.708, in 2011.
That places Bulgaria 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7184 | 0.708 | 0.726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7298 | 0.715 | 0.748 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1148 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index in Bulgaria?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index in Bulgaria was 0.748 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.748 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.708 in 2011.
- How does Bulgaria rank for inequality-adjusted human development index?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.