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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,867.52 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 26,545,864 | HDI (2020): 0.56 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
146
Score: 39.0
Vulnerability
0.480
Readiness
0.259
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 59th most vulnerable country and the 178th 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 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 132 | 131 | 134 | 138 | 140 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 146 | 146 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.480 | |
| Food | 0.566 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.956 | |
| Projected population change | 0.497 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.316 | |
| Rural population | 0.457 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.974 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.195 | |
| Water | 0.341 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.537 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.281 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.003 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.036 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.847 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.610 | |
| 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 | 0.513 | |
| Slum population | 0.346 | |
| Medical staff | 0.997 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.433 | |
| 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 | 0.577 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.737 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.657 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.337 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.751 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.543 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.784 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.623 | |
| Paved roads | 0.906 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.271 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.387 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.005 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.581 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.026 | |
| Electricity access | 0.356 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |