Dominican Republic

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 25,624.01 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 11,331,265 HDI (2023): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 111
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability 0.433
Readiness 0.306

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Dominican Republic places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. The Dominican Republic is the 87th most vulnerable country and the 131st 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
105
105
109
117
115
115
112
111
118
111
115
109
109
109
102
110
109
112
112
106
110
111
110
114
118
116
113
114
111
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.433
Food
0.435
Projected change of cereal yields
0.939
Projected population change
0.221
Food import dependency
0.270
Rural population
0.168
Agriculture capacity
0.919
Child malnutrition
0.091
Water
0.393
Projected change of annual runoff
0.411
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.179
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.260
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.949
Access to reliable drinking water
0.559
Health
0.448
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.659
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.176
Slum population
0.114
Medical staff
0.863
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.575
Ecosystem Services
0.438
Projected change of biome distribution
0.718
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.461
Natural capital dependency
0.133
Ecological footprint
0.253
Protected biome
0.332
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.733
Human Habitat
0.556
Projected change of warm periods
0.518
Projected change of flood hazard
0.380
Urban concentration
0.832
Age dependency ratio
0.500
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.514
Infrastructure
0.327
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.142
Dependency on imported energy
0.944
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.111
Electricity access
0.004
Disaster preparedness
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