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Contact usDem. Rep. of the Congo
| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 1,141.82 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 89,561,404 | HDI (2020): 0.48 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
178
Score: 31.1
Vulnerability
0.586
Readiness
0.208
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 10th 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 |
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| Ranking | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 181 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 178 | 178 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.586 | |
| Food | 0.593 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.947 | |
| Projected population change | - | |
| Food import dependency | 0.145 | |
| Rural population | 0.586 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.997 | |
| 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 | 0.835 | |
| 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 | 0.795 | |
| Medical staff | 0.960 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.892 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.507 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.494 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.177 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.085 | |
| Protected biome | 0.779 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.712 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.657 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.414 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.885 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.738 | |
| Paved roads | 0.990 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.374 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.369 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.001 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.680 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.002 | |
| Electricity access | 0.817 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |