Ethiopia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 2,547.72 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 120,283,026 HDI (2021): 0.50
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 163
Score: 37.5
Vulnerability 0.547
Readiness 0.297

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 24th 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
Ranking
169
168
165
165
165
164
163
161
163
163
163
162
161
163
160
159
157
158
158
157
157
154
160
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159
163
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.547
Food
0.647
Projected change of cereal yields
0.869
Projected population change
0.463
Food import dependency
0.447
Rural population
0.839
Agriculture capacity
0.957
Child malnutrition
0.309
Water
0.506
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
0.932
Access to reliable drinking water
0.895
Health
0.823
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
0.649
Medical staff
0.970
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
0.210
Protected biome
0.729
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.589
Projected change of warm periods
0.313
Projected change of flood hazard
0.716
Urban concentration
0.161
Age dependency ratio
0.735
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.739
Paved roads
0.870
Infrastructure
0.229
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.256
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.108
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.494
Disaster preparedness
0.288