Dominica

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 19,333.76 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 66,510 HDI (2023): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 68
Score: 51.7
Vulnerability 0.439
Readiness 0.474

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Dominica places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Dominica is the 81st most vulnerable country and the 57th 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 23
Ranking
30
30
28
28
31
33
33
35
33
35
30
46
44
43
44
45
45
50
50
49
50
50
50
55
63
68
73
65
68
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.439
Food
0.544
Projected change of cereal yields
0.917
Projected population change
0.124
Food import dependency
0.399
Rural population
0.302
Agriculture capacity
0.979
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.209
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.086
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.433
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.015
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.756
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.437
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.356
Natural capital dependency
0.284
Ecological footprint
0.293
Protected biome
0.360
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.891
Human Habitat
0.343
Projected change of warm periods
0.337
Projected change of flood hazard
0.087
Urban concentration
0.698
Age dependency ratio
0.408
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.182
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.326
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.777
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-