Barbados

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,349.57 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 287,371 HDI (2020): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 44
Score: 57.5
Vulnerability 0.386
Readiness 0.537

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 127th most vulnerable country and the 42nd 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
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31
32
32
32
32
32
34
34
31
30
26
26
27
27
26
23
41
41
43
40
44
42
43
43
44
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.386
Food
0.489
Projected change of cereal yields
0.905
Projected population change
0.108
Food import dependency
0.365
Rural population
0.742
Agriculture capacity
0.504
Child malnutrition
0.309
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.181
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.740
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.471
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
0.032
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.889
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.516
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.358
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.385
Protected biome
0.606
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.717
Human Habitat
0.260
Projected change of warm periods
0.381
Projected change of flood hazard
0.164
Urban concentration
0.258
Age dependency ratio
0.499
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.194
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
0.041
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.226