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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,665.81 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 40,099,462 | HDI (2021): 0.48 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
179
Score: 32.8
Vulnerability
0.590
Readiness
0.246
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 12th most vulnerable country and the 180th 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 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 176 | 176 | 175 | 172 | 175 | 174 | 171 | 165 | 162 | 163 | 178 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 179 | 180 | 178 | 180 | 179 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 180 | 180 | 179 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.590 | |
| Food | 0.596 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.702 | |
| Projected population change | 0.439 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.427 | |
| Rural population | 0.794 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.980 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.232 | |
| Water | 0.501 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.442 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.179 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.368 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.287 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.987 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.741 | |
| Health | 0.815 | |
| 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 | 0.692 | |
| Slum population | 0.740 | |
| Medical staff | 0.977 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.510 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.203 | |
| Protected biome | 0.841 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.846 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.531 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.073 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.645 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.206 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.804 | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.023 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.713 |