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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 5,588.99 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 29,123,744 | HDI (2024): 0.59 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
144
Score: 39.9
Vulnerability
0.478
Readiness
0.276
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Cameroon 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. Cameroon is the 70th most vulnerable country and the 159th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 145 | 143 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 138 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 129 | 133 | 132 | 134 | 135 | 137 | 143 | 146 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 149 | 151 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 156 | 143 | 143 | 144 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.478 | |
| Food | 0.571 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.956 | |
| Projected population change | 0.497 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.343 | |
| Rural population | 0.480 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.973 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.178 | |
| Water | 0.416 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.463 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.719 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.003 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.036 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.860 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.600 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.862 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.498 | |
| Slum population | 0.330 | |
| Medical staff | 0.975 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.448 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.400 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.203 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.516 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.166 | |
| Protected biome | 0.669 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.737 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.667 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.337 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.751 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.520 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.747 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.744 | |
| Paved roads | 0.906 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.163 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.387 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.005 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.138 | |
| Electricity access | 0.283 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |