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Contact usDem. Rep. of the Congo
| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 1,821.05 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 109,276,265 | HDI (2024): 0.52 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
185
Score: 30.4
Vulnerability
0.571
Readiness
0.178
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 22nd most vulnerable country and the 187th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
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| Ranking | 187 | 187 | 188 | 188 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 187 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 185 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 185 | 185 | 186 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.571 | |
| Food | 0.579 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.947 | |
| Projected population change | - | |
| Food import dependency | 0.069 | |
| Rural population | 0.595 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.987 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.298 | |
| Water | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.408 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.750 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.299 | |
| Dam capacity | 1.000 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.893 | |
| 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 | 0.956 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.887 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.464 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.494 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.177 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.106 | |
| Protected biome | 0.542 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.700 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.657 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.405 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.870 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.692 | |
| Paved roads | 0.990 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.289 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.369 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.001 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.001 | |
| Electricity access | 0.787 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |