Antigua and Barbuda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 18,241.87 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 97,928 HDI (2020): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 87
Score: 48.4
Vulnerability 0.477
Readiness 0.446

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 61st most vulnerable country and the 77th 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
61
60
60
62
61
61
61
62
63
61
59
66
70
72
70
71
72
70
71
80
79
82
87
87
88
87
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.477
Food
0.659
Projected change of cereal yields
0.904
Projected population change
0.211
Food import dependency
0.422
Rural population
0.814
Agriculture capacity
0.946
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.313
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.193
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.071
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.987
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.450
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
0.002
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.837
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.525
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.468
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.378
Protected biome
0.504
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.753
Human Habitat
0.362
Projected change of warm periods
0.346
Projected change of flood hazard
0.163
Urban concentration
0.186
Age dependency ratio
0.442
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.675
Infrastructure
0.552
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
0.683
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.525