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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 18,524.56 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 114,535,772 | HDI (2023): 0.75 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
103
Score: 47.0
Vulnerability
0.411
Readiness
0.351
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Egypt places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Egypt is well positioned to adapt. Egypt is the 100th most vulnerable country and the 126th 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 |
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| Ranking | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 103 | 122 | 119 | 107 | 102 | 103 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 106 | 107 | 110 | 108 | 105 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 |
| 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 |