Gabon

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 15,106.37 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,225,728 HDI (2020): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 115
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability 0.424
Readiness 0.298

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Gabon places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Gabon is the 96th most vulnerable country and the 155th 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
84
84
83
78
78
74
78
75
77
83
70
101
105
109
109
109
111
111
112
108
110
113
114
114
117
115
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.424
Food
0.475
Projected change of cereal yields
0.949
Projected population change
0.422
Food import dependency
0.269
Rural population
0.107
Agriculture capacity
0.946
Child malnutrition
0.155
Water
0.344
Projected change of annual runoff
0.448
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.283
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.001
Water dependency ratio
0.012
Dam capacity
0.974
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.454
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.674
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.021
Slum population
0.375
Medical staff
0.869
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.363
Projected change of biome distribution
0.482
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.251
Natural capital dependency
0.264
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.439
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.741
Human Habitat
0.749
Projected change of warm periods
0.563
Projected change of flood hazard
0.723
Urban concentration
0.893
Age dependency ratio
0.684
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.746
Paved roads
0.887
Infrastructure
0.158
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.406
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.016
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.285
Electricity access
0.085
Disaster preparedness
-