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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 15,840.27 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 18,135,478 | HDI (2024): 0.78 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
120
Score: 43.6
Vulnerability
0.476
Readiness
0.348
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Ecuador 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. Ecuador is the 72nd most vulnerable country and the 124th 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 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 131 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 123 | 120 | 122 | 120 | 117 | 114 | 115 | 117 | 114 | 111 | 116 | 120 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.476 | |
| Food | 0.430 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.867 | |
| Projected population change | 0.281 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.190 | |
| Rural population | 0.396 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.814 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.029 | |
| Water | 0.401 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.513 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.678 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.019 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.891 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.305 | |
| Health | 0.495 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.659 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.009 | |
| Slum population | 0.583 | |
| Medical staff | 0.838 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.517 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.551 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.858 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.762 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.184 | |
| Protected biome | 0.361 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.599 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.660 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.694 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.764 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.604 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.457 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.585 | |
| Paved roads | 0.859 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.319 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.432 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.112 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.436 | |
| Electricity access | 0.013 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.923 |