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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 19,094.14 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 116,538,258 | HDI (2024): 0.75 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
106
Score: 45.4
Vulnerability
0.469
Readiness
0.377
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Egypt 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. Egypt is the 81st most vulnerable country and the 108th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 131 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 128 | 133 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 124 | 115 | 112 | 114 | 118 | 119 | 121 | 120 | 121 | 124 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.469 | |
| Food | 0.477 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.706 | |
| Projected population change | 0.366 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.322 | |
| Rural population | 0.616 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.712 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.136 | |
| Water | 0.804 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 1.000 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.983 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.626 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.213 | |
| Health | 0.472 | |
| 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 | 0.117 | |
| Slum population | 0.039 | |
| Medical staff | 0.919 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.435 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.412 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.412 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.526 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.261 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.252 | |
| Protected biome | 0.573 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.445 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.325 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.075 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.330 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.384 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.566 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.513 | |
| Paved roads | 0.079 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.325 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.449 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.134 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.203 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.987 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.179 |