Ethiopia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,058.13 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 128,691,692 HDI (2023): 0.50
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 145
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 37th most vulnerable country and the 137th 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 23
Ranking
179
177
175
174
174
174
172
166
167
165
164
161
160
162
165
163
161
160
154
155
153
148
157
150
144
147
148
145
145
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.522
Food
0.601
Projected change of cereal yields
0.869
Projected population change
0.463
Food import dependency
0.216
Rural population
0.828
Agriculture capacity
0.951
Child malnutrition
0.281
Water
0.504
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
0.937
Access to reliable drinking water
0.880
Health
0.794
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
0.837
Slum population
0.649
Medical staff
0.975
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
0.586
Projected change of warm periods
0.313
Projected change of flood hazard
0.716
Urban concentration
0.172
Age dependency ratio
0.704
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.739
Paved roads
0.870
Infrastructure
0.163
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
0.451
Disaster preparedness
0