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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2017): 1,972.18 Int. Dollar | Population (2017): 35,530,081 | HDI (2017): 0.50 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
173
Score: 31.4
Vulnerability
0.595
Readiness
0.224
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 11th most vulnerable country and the 14th least ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| Ranking | 177 | 177 | 177 | 176 | 176 | 177 | 176 | 175 | 172 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 175 | 174 | 172 | 172 | 171 | 173 | 171 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
| Indicator | 1998 to 2017 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.595 | |
| Food | 0.671 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.702 | |
| Projected population change | 0.439 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.763 | |
| Rural population | 0.806 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.952 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.365 | |
| Water | 0.481 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.442 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.179 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.436 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.287 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.986 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.555 | |
| Health | 0.795 | |
| 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 | 0.770 | |
| Slum population | 0.646 | |
| Medical staff | 0.983 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.702 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.509 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.200 | |
| Protected biome | 0.841 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.846 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.520 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.073 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.645 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.142 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.810 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.811 | |
| 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 | 0.159 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.713 |