Bahamas

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 33,637.50 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 409,984 HDI (2022): 0.82
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 97
Score: 48.5
Vulnerability 0.457
Readiness 0.426

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 72nd most vulnerable country and the 92nd 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
Ranking
61
60
58
58
56
57
56
57
58
57
53
46
44
69
71
74
74
73
76
79
82
87
92
96
93
98
93
97
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.457
Food
0.516
Projected change of cereal yields
0.894
Projected population change
0.228
Food import dependency
0.356
Rural population
0.178
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
0.440
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
0.016
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.784
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
0.536
Projected change of warm periods
0.347
Projected change of flood hazard
0.621
Urban concentration
0.822
Age dependency ratio
0.354
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
-