Benin

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 3,649.04 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 12,996,895 HDI (2021): 0.53
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 153
Score: 39.3
Vulnerability 0.552
Readiness 0.338

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 23rd 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 21
Ranking
140
143
143
144
144
145
145
147
146
146
152
152
153
155
156
163
160
162
159
163
160
160
154
154
154
153
153
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.552
Food
0.643
Projected change of cereal yields
0.974
Projected population change
0.515
Food import dependency
0.599
Rural population
0.550
Agriculture capacity
0.995
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
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.661
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
0.718
Slum population
0.685
Medical staff
0.989
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.518
Projected change of biome distribution
0.506
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.295
Natural capital dependency
0.572
Ecological footprint
0.222
Protected biome
0.758
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.757
Human Habitat
0.635
Projected change of warm periods
0.219
Projected change of flood hazard
0.785
Urban concentration
0.450
Age dependency ratio
0.800
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.912
Infrastructure
0.407
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.106
Dependency on imported energy
0.463
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.438
Electricity access
0.592
Disaster preparedness
-