Cameroon

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 4,065.31 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 27,198,628 HDI (2021): 0.58
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 145
Score: 40.0
Vulnerability 0.461
Readiness 0.261

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 67th most vulnerable country and the 175th 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
142
141
139
139
139
138
138
138
134
133
135
141
141
144
149
147
148
144
146
142
139
142
144
147
147
146
145
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.461
Food
0.566
Projected change of cereal yields
0.956
Projected population change
0.497
Food import dependency
0.316
Rural population
0.451
Agriculture capacity
0.977
Child malnutrition
0.195
Water
0.342
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
0.854
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.587
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
0.426
Slum population
0.330
Medical staff
0.985
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.432
Projected change of biome distribution
0.400
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.203
Natural capital dependency
0.516
Ecological footprint
0.162
Protected biome
0.577
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.737
Human Habitat
0.659
Projected change of warm periods
0.337
Projected change of flood hazard
0.751
Urban concentration
0.549
Age dependency ratio
0.786
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.623
Paved roads
0.906
Infrastructure
0.177
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
0.356
Disaster preparedness
-