Egypt

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 12,706.40 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 109,262,178 HDI (2021): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 104
Score: 46.6
Vulnerability 0.420
Readiness 0.353

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 93rd most vulnerable country and the 122nd 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
Ranking
91
90
89
90
90
90
93
98
98
98
101
118
117
106
102
103
105
105
104
102
105
109
105
105
105
106
104
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.420
Food
0.508
Projected change of cereal yields
0.706
Projected population change
0.366
Food import dependency
0.312
Rural population
0.616
Agriculture capacity
0.620
Child malnutrition
0.432
Water
0.515
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
0.591
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.436
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
0.040
Slum population
0.009
Medical staff
0.906
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.337
Ecosystem Services
0.394
Projected change of biome distribution
0.412
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.526
Natural capital dependency
0.261
Ecological footprint
0.266
Protected biome
0.451
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.445
Human Habitat
0.338
Projected change of warm periods
0.075
Projected change of flood hazard
0.330
Urban concentration
0.384
Age dependency ratio
0.602
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.559
Paved roads
0.079
Infrastructure
0.329
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.449
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.134
Dependency on imported energy
0.028
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.987
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.375