El Salvador

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 11,743.44 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 6,336,392 HDI (2022): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 107
Score: 46.1
Vulnerability 0.417
Readiness 0.339

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 98th most vulnerable country and the 134th 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
Ranking
120
122
121
118
117
116
113
114
111
109
117
102
103
98
100
101
98
99
96
94
101
107
108
107
108
109
109
107
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.417
Food
0.406
Projected change of cereal yields
0.981
Projected population change
0.124
Food import dependency
0.277
Rural population
0.272
Agriculture capacity
0.696
Child malnutrition
0.086
Water
0.421
Projected change of annual runoff
0.497
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.229
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.021
Water dependency ratio
0.405
Dam capacity
0.952
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.389
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
0.009
Slum population
0.166
Medical staff
0.808
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
0.528
Projected change of warm periods
0.354
Projected change of flood hazard
0.400
Urban concentration
0.728
Age dependency ratio
0.497
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.718
Paved roads
0.473
Infrastructure
0.240
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.146
Dependency on imported energy
0.569
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.052
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-