Egypt

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 17,769.22 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 110,990,103 HDI (2022): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 102
Score: 47.6
Vulnerability 0.396
Readiness 0.348

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Egypt 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. Egypt is the 110th most vulnerable country and the 127th 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
Ranking
89
89
90
89
89
89
90
92
97
95
98
113
109
98
95
96
99
99
101
100
101
103
104
104
105
104
103
102
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.396
Food
0.526
Projected change of cereal yields
0.706
Projected population change
0.366
Food import dependency
0.349
Rural population
0.615
Agriculture capacity
0.733
Child malnutrition
0.389
Water
0.397
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.983
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.434
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.667
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.022
Slum population
0.009
Medical staff
0.914
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.332
Ecosystem Services
0.392
Projected change of biome distribution
0.412
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.526
Natural capital dependency
0.261
Ecological footprint
0.257
Protected biome
0.451
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.445
Human Habitat
0.330
Projected change of warm periods
0.075
Projected change of flood hazard
0.330
Urban concentration
0.385
Age dependency ratio
0.599
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.513
Paved roads
0.079
Infrastructure
0.299
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.449
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.134
Dependency on imported energy
0.048
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.987
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.175