Colombia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 16,884.68 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 51,516,562 HDI (2021): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 97
Score: 47.8
Vulnerability 0.414
Readiness 0.370

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Colombia places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Colombia is the 98th most vulnerable country and the 111th 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
Ranking
113
113
114
112
113
112
108
108
109
106
99
108
109
104
101
96
92
92
94
89
91
94
94
96
97
96
97
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.414
Food
0.415
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.178
Food import dependency
0.215
Rural population
0.197
Agriculture capacity
0.875
Child malnutrition
0.073
Water
0.378
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
0.945
Access to reliable drinking water
0.276
Health
0.464
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
0.098
Medical staff
0.866
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.835
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
0.618
Projected change of warm periods
0.381
Projected change of flood hazard
0.649
Urban concentration
0.803
Age dependency ratio
0.413
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.597
Paved roads
0.863
Infrastructure
0.148
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
0.263