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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,622.32 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 5,518,092 | HDI (2020): 0.57 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
169
Score: 34.8
Vulnerability
0.523
Readiness
0.219
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 186th 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 | 161 | 162 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 159 | 157 | 158 | 153 | 158 | 166 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 171 | 168 | 167 | 169 | 160 | 166 | 165 | 169 | 169 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.523 | |
| Food | 0.621 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.945 | |
| Projected population change | 0.563 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.498 | |
| Rural population | 0.347 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.998 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.373 | |
| Water | 0.486 | |
| 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 | 0.554 | |
| Health | 0.551 | |
| 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 | 0.301 | |
| Slum population | 0.490 | |
| Medical staff | 0.963 | |
| 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 | 0.786 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.611 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.653 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.765 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.751 | |
| Paved roads | 0.936 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.187 | |
| 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 | 0.028 | |
| Electricity access | 0.510 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |