The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Bulgaria Dashboard

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Country Rank

116

Bulgaria

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
46.35
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

1

Severity Index
28.15
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

43.48

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

7,025,037

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

8860

(Upper middle income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Bulgaria - published 23.07.2020

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
-This does not apply to:
- nationals of Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers with a British passport;
- family members of nationals of Bulgaria;
- passengers with a residence permit issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom, and their family members;
- nationals of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (Rep.), Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), Serbia and Turkey returning via Bulgaria to their country of residence;
- passengers with an Alien\'s passport issued by Estonia and Latvia;
- military personnel.
2. All passports and national ID cards issued to nationals of Bulgaria and which have expired on 13 March 2020 or later, are considered valid with a prolongation of 6 months. This is due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
3. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure.
- This does not apply to passengers arriving from Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City (Holy See).
4. Passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days if they do not have a have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.

-This does not apply to:

- nationals of Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vatican City (Holy See);

- passengers with a British passport;

- family members of nationals of Bulgaria;

- passengers with a residence permit issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland
(Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United
Kingdom, and their family members;

- nationals of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (Rep.), Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), Serbia and Turkey returning via Bulgaria to their country of residence;

- passengers with an Alien\'s passport issued by Estonia and Latvia;

- military personnel.

2. All passports and national ID cards issued to nationals of Bulgaria and which have expired on 13 March 2020 or later, are considered valid with a prolongation of 6 months. This
is due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.

3. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure.

- This does not apply to passengers arriving from Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City (Holy See).

4. Passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days if they do not have a have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 72 hours
before departure.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

Bulgaria Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Bulgaria	46.35	7,025,037	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg
Albania	40.93	2,866,376	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Azerbaijan	52.90	9,939,800	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.78	3,323,929	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Serbia	48.79	6,982,604	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Armenia	33.90	2,951,776	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Belarus	64.89	9,483,499	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Costa Rica	21.50	4,999,441	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Equatorial Guinea	13.86	1,308,974	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Georgia	59.37	3,726,549	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
North Macedonia	28.94	2,082,958	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%

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