El Salvador

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 13,264.03 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 6,338,193 HDI (2024): 0.68
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 118
Score: 43.8
Vulnerability 0.452
Readiness 0.328

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 89th 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 24
Ranking
99
101
101
102
99
100
100
100
103
97
100
99
98
97
95
95
94
99
99
101
106
109
108
108
108
107
112
122
120
118
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.452
Food
0.426
Projected change of cereal yields
0.981
Projected population change
0.124
Food import dependency
0.316
Rural population
0.269
Agriculture capacity
0.748
Child malnutrition
0.120
Water
0.524
Projected change of annual runoff
0.503
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.771
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.106
Water dependency ratio
0.405
Dam capacity
0.836
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.447
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
0.030
Slum population
0.166
Medical staff
0.873
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.653
Ecosystem Services
0.578
Projected change of biome distribution
0.647
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.861
Natural capital dependency
0.154
Ecological footprint
0.286
Protected biome
0.759
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.757
Human Habitat
0.523
Projected change of warm periods
0.354
Projected change of flood hazard
0.400
Urban concentration
0.731
Age dependency ratio
0.461
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.718
Paved roads
0.473
Infrastructure
0.212
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.146
Dependency on imported energy
0.625
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.052
Electricity access
0.017
Disaster preparedness
0