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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 15,175.69 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 2,341,179 | HDI (2021): 0.71 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
130
Score: 42.6
Vulnerability
0.450
Readiness
0.302
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 76th most vulnerable country and the 152nd 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 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 86 | 112 | 115 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 130 | 130 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.450 | |
| Food | 0.479 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.949 | |
| Projected population change | 0.422 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.269 | |
| Rural population | 0.103 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.974 | |
| 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 | 0.975 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.549 | |
| 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 | 0.386 | |
| Slum population | 0.447 | |
| Medical staff | 0.903 | |
| 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 | 0.747 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.563 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.723 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.897 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.665 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.746 | |
| Paved roads | 0.887 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.216 | |
| 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 | 0.085 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |