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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 1,951.56 Int. Dollar | Population (2018): 37,172,386 | HDI (2018): 0.50 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
176
Score: 31.4
Vulnerability
0.593
Readiness
0.221
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 11th least 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 |
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| Ranking | 168 | 168 | 168 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 170 | 172 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 170 | 170 | 171 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 176 |
| Indicator | 1999 to 2018 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.593 | |
| Food | 0.629 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.702 | |
| Projected population change | 0.439 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.514 | |
| Rural population | 0.803 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.953 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.365 | |
| Water | 0.466 | |
| 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 | 0.985 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.829 | |
| 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 | 0.763 | |
| Slum population | 0.731 | |
| 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 | 0.202 | |
| Protected biome | 0.841 | |
| 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 | 0.197 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.806 | |
| 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 |