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| 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 |
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| Ranking | 169 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 164 | 163 | 161 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 162 | 161 | 163 | 160 | 159 | 157 | 158 | 158 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 160 | 153 | 153 | 159 | 163 |
| 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 |