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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 2,078.65 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 38,928,341 | HDI (2020): 0.51 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
175
Score: 33.0
Vulnerability
0.579
Readiness
0.239
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Afghanistan places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Afghanistan is the 14th most vulnerable country and the 181st 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 |
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| Ranking | 167 | 167 | 169 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 166 | 163 | 153 | 158 | 171 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 176 | 173 | 175 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 174 | 175 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.579 | |
| Food | 0.596 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.702 | |
| Projected population change | 0.439 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.427 | |
| Rural population | 0.797 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.978 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.232 | |
| Water | 0.500 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.442 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.179 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.364 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.287 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.987 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.741 | |
| Health | 0.765 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.667 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.448 | |
| Slum population | 0.725 | |
| Medical staff | 0.984 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.509 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.201 | |
| Protected biome | 0.841 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.846 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.526 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.073 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.645 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.203 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.776 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.818 | |
| Paved roads | 0.641 | |
| Infrastructure | - | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | - | |
| Electricity access | 0.023 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.713 |