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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 24,363.89 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 11,228,821 | HDI (2022): 0.77 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
106
Score: 46.7
Vulnerability
0.432
Readiness
0.367
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic is the 89th most vulnerable country and the 115th 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 |
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| Ranking | 99 | 100 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 107 | 115 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 96 | 102 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.432 | |
| Food | 0.443 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.939 | |
| Projected population change | 0.221 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.316 | |
| Rural population | 0.174 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.918 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.090 | |
| Water | 0.397 | |
| 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 | 0.972 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.559 | |
| Health | 0.434 | |
| 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 | 0.053 | |
| Slum population | 0.114 | |
| Medical staff | 0.902 | |
| 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 | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.518 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.380 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.826 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.519 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.590 | |
| Paved roads | 0.514 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.324 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.142 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.913 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.111 | |
| Electricity access | 0.019 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |