Colombia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 20,784.50 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 52,321,152 HDI (2023): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 93
Score: 47.0
Vulnerability 0.405
Readiness 0.346

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 105th most vulnerable country and the 107th 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
Ranking
109
108
108
109
109
106
101
103
98
93
92
101
103
98
96
95
93
93
93
91
91
96
98
98
91
92
94
93
93
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.405
Food
0.421
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.178
Food import dependency
0.225
Rural population
0.190
Agriculture capacity
0.917
Child malnutrition
0.066
Water
0.376
Projected change of annual runoff
0.635
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.311
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.012
Water dependency ratio
0.091
Dam capacity
0.945
Access to reliable drinking water
0.265
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
0.017
Slum population
0.098
Medical staff
0.877
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
0.604
Projected change of warm periods
0.381
Projected change of flood hazard
0.649
Urban concentration
0.810
Age dependency ratio
0.386
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.538
Paved roads
0.863
Infrastructure
0.106
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
0.013
Disaster preparedness
0