Bahamas

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 32,538.57 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 393,248 HDI (2020): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 87
Score: 48.4
Vulnerability 0.457
Readiness 0.425

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Bahamas 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. Bahamas is the 73rd most vulnerable country and the 91st 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
58
57
59
57
56
55
54
53
54
53
52
45
43
68
72
73
72
70
75
77
79
83
84
85
85
87
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.457
Food
0.495
Projected change of cereal yields
0.894
Projected population change
0.228
Food import dependency
0.303
Rural population
0.181
Agriculture capacity
0.869
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.155
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.454
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
0.018
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.835
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.333
Projected change of biome distribution
0
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.497
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.412
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.757
Human Habitat
0.547
Projected change of warm periods
0.347
Projected change of flood hazard
0.621
Urban concentration
0.819
Age dependency ratio
0.396
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.664
Paved roads
0.433
Infrastructure
-
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
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-