Benin

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 3,957.96 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 13,352,864 HDI (2022): 0.50
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 159
Score: 38.3
Vulnerability 0.572
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 17th most vulnerable country and the 135th 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
Ranking
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146
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148
152
156
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158
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159
163
166
174
170
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173
166
170
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166
166
163
163
159
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.572
Food
0.638
Projected change of cereal yields
0.974
Projected population change
0.515
Food import dependency
0.477
Rural population
0.544
Agriculture capacity
0.975
Child malnutrition
0.340
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
0.762
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
0.990
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
0.635
Projected change of warm periods
0.219
Projected change of flood hazard
0.785
Urban concentration
0.456
Age dependency ratio
0.796
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.912
Infrastructure
0.431
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.106
Dependency on imported energy
0.415
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.438
Electricity access
0.440
Disaster preparedness
0.750