Benin

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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
-