Bahamas

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 36,742.06 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 399,440 HDI (2023): 0.82
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 79
Score: 50.2
Vulnerability 0.458
Readiness 0.462

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 70th most vulnerable country and the 62nd 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
50
50
51
51
51
51
48
50
53
50
48
40
40
56
60
63
61
63
67
65
70
75
76
77
77
78
80
79
79
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.458
Food
0.515
Projected change of cereal yields
0.894
Projected population change
0.228
Food import dependency
0.349
Rural population
0.176
Agriculture capacity
0.928
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
0.444
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
0.015
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.801
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
0.541
Projected change of warm periods
0.347
Projected change of flood hazard
0.621
Urban concentration
0.824
Age dependency ratio
0.382
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
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
0.777
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-