Barbados

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 21,336.16 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 282,336 HDI (2023): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 26
Score: 61.9
Vulnerability 0.371
Readiness 0.610

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Barbados places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Barbados is well positioned to adapt. Barbados is the 131st most vulnerable country and the 24th 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
25
26
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
21
21
21
23
22
20
31
31
36
33
34
31
32
35
33
27
26
26
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.371
Food
0.483
Projected change of cereal yields
0.905
Projected population change
0.108
Food import dependency
0.350
Rural population
0.739
Agriculture capacity
0.514
Child malnutrition
0.281
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.181
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.750
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.447
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
0.022
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.805
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.508
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.358
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.351
Protected biome
0.606
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.717
Human Habitat
0.257
Projected change of warm periods
0.381
Projected change of flood hazard
0.164
Urban concentration
0.261
Age dependency ratio
0.477
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.160
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.508
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.133
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0