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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 15,117.27 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 18,001,000 | HDI (2022): 0.77 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
118
Score: 44.1
Vulnerability
0.465
Readiness
0.346
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 63rd most vulnerable country and the 129th 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 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 132 | 139 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 136 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 122 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 118 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.465 | |
| Food | 0.466 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.867 | |
| Projected population change | 0.281 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.195 | |
| Rural population | 0.382 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.917 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.152 | |
| Water | 0.344 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.487 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.322 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.019 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.904 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.334 | |
| Health | 0.508 | |
| 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 | 0.015 | |
| Slum population | 0.583 | |
| Medical staff | 0.836 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.591 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.858 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.762 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.178 | |
| Protected biome | 0.449 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.599 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.669 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.694 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.764 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.618 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.494 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.585 | |
| Paved roads | 0.859 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.238 | |
| 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 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.450 |