Colombia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 21,055.66 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 51,874,024 HDI (2022): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 92
Score: 48.7
Vulnerability 0.403
Readiness 0.377

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 107th most vulnerable country and the 109th 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
Ranking
117
117
117
116
115
115
112
110
110
111
103
115
111
110
102
99
94
95
93
90
91
97
97
100
95
97
96
92
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.403
Food
0.419
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.178
Food import dependency
0.213
Rural population
0.193
Agriculture capacity
0.917
Child malnutrition
0.066
Water
0.362
Projected change of annual runoff
0.635
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.311
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.011
Water dependency ratio
0.091
Dam capacity
0.859
Access to reliable drinking water
0.265
Health
0.463
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
0.018
Slum population
0.098
Medical staff
0.869
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.825
Ecosystem Services
0.460
Projected change of biome distribution
0.518
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.943
Natural capital dependency
0.233
Ecological footprint
0.094
Protected biome
0.324
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.648
Human Habitat
0.608
Projected change of warm periods
0.381
Projected change of flood hazard
0.649
Urban concentration
0.807
Age dependency ratio
0.414
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