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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 |
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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 |
Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
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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 | - |