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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 5,405.57 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 28,372,687 | HDI (2023): 0.59 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
161
Score: 36.7
Vulnerability
0.486
Readiness
0.220
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 56th most vulnerable country and the 174th 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 |
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| Ranking | 155 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 151 | 154 | 152 | 154 | 157 | 156 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 160 | 161 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 159 | 161 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.486 | |
| Food | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.956 | |
| Projected population change | 0.497 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.353 | |
| Rural population | 0.438 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.969 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.178 | |
| Water | 0.343 | |
| 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 | 0.857 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.595 | |
| 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 | 0.475 | |
| Slum population | 0.330 | |
| Medical staff | 0.977 | |
| 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 | 0.160 | |
| Protected biome | 0.577 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.737 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.676 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.337 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.751 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.562 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.755 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.744 | |
| Paved roads | 0.906 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.302 | |
| 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 | 1.000 |