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| 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 |
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| Ranking | 172 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 160 | 163 | 165 | 160 | 159 | 161 | 160 | 159 | 158 | 157 | 161 | 158 | 155 | 161 |
| 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 |