Colombia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 14,931.05 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 50,882,884 HDI (2020): 0.77
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 91
Score: 48.1
Vulnerability 0.417
Readiness 0.378

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 98th most vulnerable country and the 108th 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
112
112
109
108
107
108
105
106
106
102
97
104
101
97
95
90
88
88
89
83
85
89
90
93
92
91
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.417
Food
0.414
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.178
Food import dependency
0.237
Rural population
0.200
Agriculture capacity
0.847
Child malnutrition
0.073
Water
0.377
Projected change of annual runoff
0.635
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.311
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.005
Water dependency ratio
0.091
Dam capacity
0.944
Access to reliable drinking water
0.276
Health
0.495
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
0.019
Slum population
0.285
Medical staff
0.861
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.835
Ecosystem Services
0.459
Projected change of biome distribution
0.518
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.943
Natural capital dependency
0.233
Ecological footprint
0.089
Protected biome
0.324
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.648
Human Habitat
0.622
Projected change of warm periods
0.381
Projected change of flood hazard
0.649
Urban concentration
0.800
Age dependency ratio
0.444
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.597
Paved roads
0.863
Infrastructure
0.136
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
0.071
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.263