Algeria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 11,324.24 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 43,851,043 HDI (2020): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 99
Score: 47.0
Vulnerability 0.390
Readiness 0.331

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Algeria places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Algeria is the 122nd most vulnerable country and the 138th 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
Ranking
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90
90
90
88
87
88
87
85
88
92
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96
100
106
105
101
100
99
99
98
98
98
99
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.390
Food
0.464
Projected change of cereal yields
0.847
Projected population change
0.294
Food import dependency
0.319
Rural population
0.283
Agriculture capacity
0.916
Child malnutrition
0.123
Water
0.334
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.737
Water dependency ratio
0.036
Dam capacity
0.950
Access to reliable drinking water
0.283
Health
0.543
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.002
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.882
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.842
Ecosystem Services
0.416
Projected change of biome distribution
0.506
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.432
Natural capital dependency
0.173
Ecological footprint
0.286
Protected biome
0.400
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.701
Human Habitat
0.436
Projected change of warm periods
0.103
Projected change of flood hazard
0.305
Urban concentration
0.717
Age dependency ratio
0.601
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.662
Paved roads
0.231
Infrastructure
0.145
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.438
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.002
Dependency on imported energy
0.095
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.044
Electricity access
0.002
Disaster preparedness
0.288