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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 24,822.53 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 282,467 | HDI (2024): 0.81 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
36
Score: 58.6
Vulnerability
0.397
Readiness
0.569
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 130th most vulnerable country and the 38th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 36 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.397 | |
| Food | 0.439 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.905 | |
| Projected population change | 0.108 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.359 | |
| Rural population | 0.436 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.547 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.281 | |
| Water | - | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.819 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.750 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | - | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.442 | |
| 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 | 0.030 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.777 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.625 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.358 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.442 | |
| Protected biome | 0.984 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.717 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.318 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.381 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.164 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.564 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.482 | |
| 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 |