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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 21,118.87 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 2,388,992 | HDI (2022): 0.69 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
126
Score: 43.0
Vulnerability
0.439
Readiness
0.299
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 80th most vulnerable country and the 154th 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 |
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| Ranking | 91 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 87 | 92 | 86 | 113 | 117 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 112 | 116 | 117 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 129 | 126 | 126 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.439 | |
| Food | 0.474 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.949 | |
| Projected population change | 0.422 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.265 | |
| Rural population | 0.100 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.968 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.139 | |
| Water | 0.348 | |
| 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 | 0.997 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.496 | |
| 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 | 0.138 | |
| Slum population | 0.447 | |
| Medical staff | 0.888 | |
| 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 | 0.900 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.661 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.718 | |
| Paved roads | 0.887 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.213 | |
| 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 | 0.066 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |