Antigua and Barbuda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 32,149.14 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 93,316 HDI (2023): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 91
Score: 47.3
Vulnerability 0.468
Readiness 0.413

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Antigua and Barbuda places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Antigua and Barbuda is the 65th most vulnerable country and the 83rd 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
Ranking
57
57
58
57
56
58
61
59
58
57
58
59
56
56
57
59
62
63
65
76
77
82
93
89
89
94
93
91
91
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.468
Food
0.660
Projected change of cereal yields
0.904
Projected population change
0.211
Food import dependency
0.429
Rural population
0.815
Agriculture capacity
0.942
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.313
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.193
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.072
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.986
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.391
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.005
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.600
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.519
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.468
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.352
Protected biome
0.504
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.753
Human Habitat
0.388
Projected change of warm periods
0.346
Projected change of flood hazard
0.163
Urban concentration
0.185
Age dependency ratio
0.373
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.675
Infrastructure
0.534
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.736
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.400