Egypt

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 12,607.00 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 102,334,403 HDI (2020): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 107
Score: 45.1
Vulnerability 0.442
Readiness 0.344

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 83rd most vulnerable country and the 129th 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
Ranking
91
91
91
91
92
92
97
98
100
100
100
116
115
105
103
104
108
107
107
104
107
111
107
108
109
107
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.442
Food
0.511
Projected change of cereal yields
0.706
Projected population change
0.366
Food import dependency
0.361
Rural population
0.617
Agriculture capacity
0.583
Child malnutrition
0.432
Water
0.512
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
0.577
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.454
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
0.038
Slum population
0.053
Medical staff
0.973
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.337
Ecosystem Services
0.393
Projected change of biome distribution
0.412
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.526
Natural capital dependency
0.261
Ecological footprint
0.262
Protected biome
0.451
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.445
Human Habitat
0.345
Projected change of warm periods
0.075
Projected change of flood hazard
0.330
Urban concentration
0.383
Age dependency ratio
0.645
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.559
Paved roads
0.079
Infrastructure
0.435
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.449
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.134
Dependency on imported energy
0.649
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.375