El Salvador

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 12,657.03 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 6,309,624 HDI (2023): 0.68
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 109
Score: 44.0
Vulnerability 0.425
Readiness 0.305

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of El Salvador 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. El Salvador is the 92nd most vulnerable country and the 132nd 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
130
130
133
134
131
125
124
125
114
113
110
98
102
99
96
97
95
103
98
97
103
107
106
108
110
110
111
111
109
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.425
Food
0.433
Projected change of cereal yields
0.981
Projected population change
0.124
Food import dependency
0.314
Rural population
0.265
Agriculture capacity
0.795
Child malnutrition
0.120
Water
0.418
Projected change of annual runoff
0.497
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.229
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.116
Water dependency ratio
0.405
Dam capacity
0.844
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.410
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
0.038
Slum population
0.166
Medical staff
0.883
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
0.524
Projected change of warm periods
0.354
Projected change of flood hazard
0.400
Urban concentration
0.735
Age dependency ratio
0.468
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.718
Paved roads
0.473
Infrastructure
0.248
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.146
Dependency on imported energy
0.595
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.052
Electricity access
0.017
Disaster preparedness
-