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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 1,742.32 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 3,535,603 | HDI (2024): 0.50 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
187
Score: 27.4
Vulnerability
0.629
Readiness
0.176
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Eritrea 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. Eritrea is the 4th most vulnerable country and the 189th 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 |
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| Ranking | 178 | 178 | 177 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 178 | 185 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 189 | 188 | 189 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 189 | 189 | 187 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.629 | |
| Food | 0.768 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.807 | |
| Projected population change | - | |
| Food import dependency | 0.728 | |
| Rural population | 0.705 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.995 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.603 | |
| Water | 0.652 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.466 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.178 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.617 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.997 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.698 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.723 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.965 | |
| Slum population | 0.491 | |
| Medical staff | 0.947 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.595 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.694 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.231 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.115 | |
| Protected biome | 1.000 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.935 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.622 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.349 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.800 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.295 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.699 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.805 | |
| Paved roads | 0.786 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.091 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.261 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.935 | |
| Electricity access | 0.461 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |