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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 2,201.72 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 42,647,492 | HDI (2024): 0.50 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
180
Score: 33.0
Vulnerability
0.612
Readiness
0.272
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 10th most vulnerable country and the 164th 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 186 | 186 | 186 | 185 | 185 | 187 | 186 | 186 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 184 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 185 | 187 | 186 | 185 | 186 | 181 | 180 | 180 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.612 | |
| Food | 0.583 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.702 | |
| Projected population change | 0.439 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.427 | |
| Rural population | 0.800 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.981 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.149 | |
| Water | 0.621 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.821 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.368 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.287 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.988 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.703 | |
| Health | 0.808 | |
| 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 | 0.718 | |
| Slum population | 0.722 | |
| Medical staff | 0.973 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.767 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.517 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.196 | |
| Protected biome | 0.883 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.846 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.530 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.073 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.645 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.200 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.774 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.846 | |
| 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 | 0.149 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.282 |