Central African Rep.

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 987.64 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 4,829,764 HDI (2020): 0.40
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 181
Score: 27.1
Vulnerability 0.593
Readiness 0.136

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Central African Rep. 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. The Central African Rep. is the 8th most vulnerable country and the 192nd most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.593
Food
0.590
Projected change of cereal yields
0.963
Projected population change
0.395
Food import dependency
0.324
Rural population
0.623
Agriculture capacity
0.999
Child malnutrition
0.236
Water
0.342
Projected change of annual runoff
0.481
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.269
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.961
Health
0.840
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.825
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.978
Medical staff
0.990
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.883
Ecosystem Services
0.500
Projected change of biome distribution
0.435
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.720
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.842
Human Habitat
0.691
Projected change of warm periods
0.528
Projected change of flood hazard
0.693
Urban concentration
0.377
Age dependency ratio
0.823
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.787
Paved roads
0.940
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0.854
Disaster preparedness
-