El Salvador

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 9,981.89 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 6,314,167 HDI (2021): 0.68
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 108
Score: 45.9
Vulnerability 0.421
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 91st 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
Ranking
123
123
123
122
120
120
118
116
112
108
112
102
100
101
100
101
97
98
97
95
99
107
108
106
107
107
108
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.421
Food
0.423
Projected change of cereal yields
0.981
Projected population change
0.124
Food import dependency
0.263
Rural population
0.279
Agriculture capacity
0.797
Child malnutrition
0.095
Water
0.401
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
0.851
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.395
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
0.016
Slum population
0.166
Medical staff
0.832
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
0.265
Protected biome
0.429
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.757
Human Habitat
0.526
Projected change of warm periods
0.354
Projected change of flood hazard
0.400
Urban concentration
0.721
Age dependency ratio
0.504
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.705
Paved roads
0.473
Infrastructure
0.263
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.146
Dependency on imported energy
0.463
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.052
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.488