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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,505.42 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 12,123,198 | HDI (2020): 0.55 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
152
Score: 38.2
Vulnerability
0.572
Readiness
0.337
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 16th most vulnerable country and the 133rd 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 |
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| Ranking | 149 | 148 | 148 | 149 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 147 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 154 | 157 | 159 | 157 | 165 | 161 | 164 | 161 | 163 | 160 | 164 | 157 | 158 | 155 | 152 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.572 | |
| Food | 0.632 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.974 | |
| Projected population change | 0.515 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.522 | |
| Rural population | 0.556 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.996 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.227 | |
| 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 | 0.999 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.677 | |
| 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 | 0.879 | |
| Slum population | 0.603 | |
| Medical staff | 0.987 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| 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 | 0.214 | |
| Protected biome | 0.758 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.757 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.633 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.219 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.785 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.444 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.795 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.641 | |
| Paved roads | 0.912 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.529 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.106 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.826 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.685 | |
| Electricity access | 0.592 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |