Dominican Republic

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 17,935.66 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 10,847,904 HDI (2020): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 101
Score: 46.5
Vulnerability 0.427
Readiness 0.356

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 94th most vulnerable country and the 120th 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
105
104
106
104
101
100
99
104
107
105
107
104
101
97
93
94
96
95
96
95
95
98
100
102
102
101
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.427
Food
0.430
Projected change of cereal yields
0.939
Projected population change
0.221
Food import dependency
0.304
Rural population
0.188
Agriculture capacity
0.816
Child malnutrition
0.109
Water
0.373
Projected change of annual runoff
0.411
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.179
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.326
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.947
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.408
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
0.030
Slum population
0.152
Medical staff
0.895
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
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
0.249
Protected biome
0.332
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.733
Human Habitat
0.573
Projected change of warm periods
0.518
Projected change of flood hazard
0.380
Urban concentration
0.812
Age dependency ratio
0.537
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.677
Paved roads
0.514
Infrastructure
0.338
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.142
Dependency on imported energy
0.957
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.071
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.425