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| 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
| 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 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 180 | 181 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
| 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 | - |