Ethiopia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 2,422.81 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 114,963,583 HDI (2020): 0.48
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 161
Score: 37.2
Vulnerability 0.563
Readiness 0.306

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 19th most vulnerable country and the 151st 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
Ranking
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165
162
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165
165
167
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161
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158
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161
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.563
Food
0.625
Projected change of cereal yields
0.869
Projected population change
0.463
Food import dependency
0.289
Rural population
0.844
Agriculture capacity
0.956
Child malnutrition
0.327
Water
0.505
Projected change of annual runoff
0.751
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.382
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.073
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.929
Access to reliable drinking water
0.895
Health
0.825
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
1.000
Slum population
0.659
Medical staff
0.971
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.953
Ecosystem Services
0.487
Projected change of biome distribution
0.506
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.676
Ecological footprint
0.209
Protected biome
0.729
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.591
Projected change of warm periods
0.313
Projected change of flood hazard
0.716
Urban concentration
0.156
Age dependency ratio
0.750
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.739
Paved roads
0.870
Infrastructure
0.346
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.256
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.693
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.494
Disaster preparedness
0.288