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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 22,349.44 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 52,886,363 | HDI (2024): 0.79 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
73
Score: 50.5
Vulnerability
0.407
Readiness
0.416
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Colombia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Colombia is well positioned to adapt. Colombia is the 127th most vulnerable country and the 87th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 108 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 112 | 106 | 101 | 102 | 105 | 105 | 101 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 99 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.407 | |
| Food | 0.415 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.950 | |
| Projected population change | 0.178 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.214 | |
| Rural population | 0.231 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.915 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.393 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.365 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.689 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.010 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.091 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.945 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.260 | |
| Health | 0.444 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.665 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.864 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.829 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.486 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.518 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.943 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.233 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.111 | |
| Protected biome | 0.465 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.648 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.598 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.381 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.649 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.769 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.388 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.538 | |
| Paved roads | 0.863 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.104 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.429 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.055 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.141 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0 |