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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 10,895.77 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 17,643,060 | HDI (2020): 0.76 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
110
Score: 44.4
Vulnerability
0.447
Readiness
0.335
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 77th most vulnerable country and the 134th 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 |
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| Ranking | 121 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 127 | 128 | 127 | 128 | 126 | 121 | 122 | 119 | 123 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 119 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.447 | |
| Food | 0.419 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.867 | |
| Projected population change | 0.281 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.207 | |
| Rural population | 0.386 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.602 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.168 | |
| Water | 0.343 | |
| 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 | 0.889 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.340 | |
| Health | 0.456 | |
| 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 | 0.004 | |
| Slum population | 0.206 | |
| Medical staff | 0.909 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.596 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.563 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.858 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.762 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.171 | |
| Protected biome | 0.449 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.599 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.675 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.694 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.764 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.614 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.538 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.585 | |
| Paved roads | 0.859 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.228 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.432 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.112 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.299 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.300 | |
| Electricity access | 0.012 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.213 |