Congo

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 6,713.96 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 5,970,424 HDI (2022): 0.59
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 174
Score: 35.9
Vulnerability 0.518
Readiness 0.235

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Congo places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Congo is the 41st most vulnerable country and the 184th 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
170
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171
168
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171
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174
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.518
Food
0.612
Projected change of cereal yields
0.945
Projected population change
0.563
Food import dependency
0.504
Rural population
0.337
Agriculture capacity
0.986
Child malnutrition
0.336
Water
0.485
Projected change of annual runoff
0.401
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.228
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0
Water dependency ratio
0.733
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.547
Health
0.530
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.637
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.235
Slum population
0.446
Medical staff
0.966
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.505
Projected change of biome distribution
0.482
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.213
Natural capital dependency
0.988
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.544
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.784
Projected change of warm periods
1.000
Projected change of flood hazard
0.611
Urban concentration
0.663
Age dependency ratio
0.752
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.744
Paved roads
0.936
Infrastructure
0.190
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.395
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.001
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.057
Electricity access
0.499
Disaster preparedness
-