Dominica

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 10,853.23 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 71,991 HDI (2020): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 62
Score: 53.6
Vulnerability 0.446
Readiness 0.519

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 79th most vulnerable country and the 49th 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
Ranking
27
27
28
29
33
34
34
34
33
33
28
42
42
41
43
43
44
52
50
49
50
51
50
58
63
62
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.446
Food
0.545
Projected change of cereal yields
0.917
Projected population change
0.124
Food import dependency
0.395
Rural population
0.312
Agriculture capacity
0.975
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.209
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.084
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.487
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
0.026
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.960
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.429
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.356
Natural capital dependency
0.284
Ecological footprint
0.256
Protected biome
0.360
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.891
Human Habitat
0.324
Projected change of warm periods
0.337
Projected change of flood hazard
0.087
Urban concentration
0.688
Age dependency ratio
-
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
0.057
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-