Cameroon

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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
-