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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 21,300.68 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 66,205 | HDI (2024): 0.76 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
37
Score: 58.5
Vulnerability
0.442
Readiness
0.612
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Dominica places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Dominica is well positioned to adapt. Dominica is the 100th most vulnerable country and the 23rd 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.442 | |
| Food | 0.542 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.917 | |
| Projected population change | 0.124 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.399 | |
| Rural population | 0.285 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.985 | |
| Child malnutrition | - | |
| Water | - | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.791 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.086 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | - | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.446 | |
| 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 | 0.092 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.733 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.436 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.356 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.284 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.353 | |
| Protected biome | 0.296 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.891 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.346 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.337 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.087 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.715 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.407 | |
| 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 | - |