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Contact usDem. Rep. of the Congo
GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,179.50 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 95,894,118 | HDI (2021): 0.48 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
182
Score: 32.4
Vulnerability
0.564
Readiness
0.212
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Dem. Rep. of the 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. The Dem. Rep. of the Congo is the 17th most vulnerable country and the 189th 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 |
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Ranking | 179 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 181 | 182 | 180 | 181 | 184 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 182 | 181 | 182 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 182 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.564 | |
Food | 0.591 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.947 | |
Projected population change | - | |
Food import dependency | 0.145 | |
Rural population | 0.579 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.994 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.291 | |
Water | 0.495 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.592 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.250 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.299 | |
Dam capacity | 1.000 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.829 | |
Health | 0.833 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | 1.000 | |
Slum population | 0.791 | |
Medical staff | 0.949 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.892 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.511 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.494 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.177 | |
Natural capital dependency | - | |
Ecological footprint | 0.106 | |
Protected biome | 0.779 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
Human Habitat | 0.715 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.588 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.657 | |
Urban concentration | 0.421 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.896 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.738 | |
Paved roads | 0.990 | |
Infrastructure | 0.238 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.369 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.001 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.001 | |
Electricity access | 0.817 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |