Gabon

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 20,757.07 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 2,484,789 HDI (2023): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 136
Score: 40.0
Vulnerability 0.436
Readiness 0.236

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Gabon 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. Gabon is the 82nd most vulnerable country and the 169th 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
111
112
107
106
101
95
90
87
90
99
89
126
127
129
126
128
132
121
122
120
123
126
129
133
132
136
131
137
136
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.436
Food
0.460
Projected change of cereal yields
0.949
Projected population change
0.422
Food import dependency
0.246
Rural population
0.097
Agriculture capacity
0.903
Child malnutrition
0.140
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
0.977
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.498
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
0.118
Slum population
0.447
Medical staff
0.917
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
0.742
Projected change of warm periods
0.563
Projected change of flood hazard
0.723
Urban concentration
0.903
Age dependency ratio
0.658
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.718
Paved roads
0.887
Infrastructure
0.211
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
0.575
Electricity access
0.060
Disaster preparedness
-