Benin

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,129.98 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 14,111,034 HDI (2023): 0.52
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 150
Score: 38.0
Vulnerability 0.571
Readiness 0.331

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Benin places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Benin is the 17th most vulnerable country and the 116th 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
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165
165
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167
166
167
170
163
156
165
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165
170
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171
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167
167
169
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154
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150
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.571
Food
0.644
Projected change of cereal yields
0.974
Projected population change
0.515
Food import dependency
0.521
Rural population
0.538
Agriculture capacity
0.975
Child malnutrition
0.343
Water
0.446
Projected change of annual runoff
0.260
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.352
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.011
Water dependency ratio
0.610
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.760
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.581
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.685
Medical staff
0.977
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.984
Ecosystem Services
0.517
Projected change of biome distribution
0.506
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.295
Natural capital dependency
0.572
Ecological footprint
0.216
Protected biome
0.758
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.757
Human Habitat
0.631
Projected change of warm periods
0.219
Projected change of flood hazard
0.785
Urban concentration
0.462
Age dependency ratio
0.764
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.912
Infrastructure
0.429
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.106
Dependency on imported energy
0.409
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.438
Electricity access
0.434
Disaster preparedness
0.750