Ethiopia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 2,888.74 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 123,379,924 HDI (2022): 0.49
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 155
Score: 38.7
Vulnerability 0.522
Readiness 0.296

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Ethiopia 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. Ethiopia is the 38th most vulnerable country and the 156th 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
179
177
173
171
172
175
176
168
173
172
171
168
165
172
171
165
165
166
164
163
160
159
163
153
150
157
157
155
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.522
Food
0.629
Projected change of cereal yields
0.869
Projected population change
0.463
Food import dependency
0.377
Rural population
0.833
Agriculture capacity
0.951
Child malnutrition
0.279
Water
0.449
Projected change of annual runoff
0.751
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.382
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.074
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.606
Access to reliable drinking water
0.880
Health
0.817
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.980
Slum population
0.649
Medical staff
0.972
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.938
Ecosystem Services
0.487
Projected change of biome distribution
0.506
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.676
Ecological footprint
0.208
Protected biome
0.729
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.588
Projected change of warm periods
0.313
Projected change of flood hazard
0.716
Urban concentration
0.167
Age dependency ratio
0.727
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.739
Paved roads
0.870
Infrastructure
0.162
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.256
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.099
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.455
Disaster preparedness
0