Bahrain

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 43,755.86 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,701,583 HDI (2020): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 65
Score: 52.7
Vulnerability 0.452
Readiness 0.506

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Bahrain 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. Bahrain is the 75th most vulnerable country and the 56th 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
85
85
84
81
82
78
74
65
69
71
66
53
50
71
68
72
68
69
69
66
66
71
74
74
71
65
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.452
Food
0.361
Projected change of cereal yields
0.498
Projected population change
0.265
Food import dependency
0.150
Rural population
0.113
Agriculture capacity
0.841
Child malnutrition
0.300
Water
0.496
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.966
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.010
Health
0.367
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.876
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.090
Ecosystem Services
0.441
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.288
Natural capital dependency
0.008
Ecological footprint
0.644
Protected biome
0.403
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.846
Human Habitat
0.503
Projected change of warm periods
0.360
Projected change of flood hazard
0.835
Urban concentration
0.887
Age dependency ratio
0.184
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.585
Paved roads
0.164
Infrastructure
0.541
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
0.472
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.338