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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |