Egypt

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 18,524.56 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 114,535,772 HDI (2023): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 105
Score: 44.9
Vulnerability 0.411
Readiness 0.309

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 100th most vulnerable country and the 130th 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
Ranking
101
101
102
97
99
101
99
103
102
103
103
122
120
111
102
103
104
102
103
99
102
103
103
104
105
107
105
104
105
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.411
Food
0.483
Projected change of cereal yields
0.706
Projected population change
0.366
Food import dependency
0.340
Rural population
0.613
Agriculture capacity
0.734
Child malnutrition
0.136
Water
0.521
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
0.623
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.440
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
0.050
Slum population
0.009
Medical staff
0.921
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
0.326
Projected change of warm periods
0.075
Projected change of flood hazard
0.330
Urban concentration
0.387
Age dependency ratio
0.574
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.513
Paved roads
0.079
Infrastructure
0.306
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.449
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.134
Dependency on imported energy
0.093
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.987
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.175