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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 8,420.49 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 6,486,201 | HDI (2020): 0.67 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
107
Score: 45.1
Vulnerability
0.444
Readiness
0.347
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of El Salvador 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. El Salvador is the 81st most vulnerable country and the 128th 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 |
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| Ranking | 119 | 117 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 104 | 107 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.444 | |
| Food | 0.464 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.981 | |
| Projected population change | 0.124 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.354 | |
| Rural population | 0.286 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.945 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.095 | |
| Water | 0.419 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.497 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.229 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.114 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.405 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.851 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.409 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.023 | |
| Slum population | 0.230 | |
| Medical staff | 0.830 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.519 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.647 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.861 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.154 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.264 | |
| Protected biome | 0.429 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.757 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.532 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.354 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.400 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.714 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.544 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.705 | |
| Paved roads | 0.473 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.321 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.146 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.834 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.029 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.488 |