Gambia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 2,969.76 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 2,705,992 HDI (2022): 0.49
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 151
Score: 39.8
Vulnerability 0.527
Readiness 0.323

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Gambia 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. Gambia is the 34th most vulnerable country and the 143rd 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
Ranking
135
135
136
134
132
131
130
128
127
135
127
145
144
145
149
154
152
155
154
153
154
163
156
158
155
137
151
151
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.527
Food
0.601
Projected change of cereal yields
1.000
Projected population change
0.665
Food import dependency
0.365
Rural population
0.390
Agriculture capacity
0.977
Child malnutrition
0.209
Water
0.361
Projected change of annual runoff
0.071
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.547
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.029
Water dependency ratio
0.625
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.531
Health
0.578
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.442
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.601
Slum population
0.392
Medical staff
0.969
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.728
Ecosystem Services
0.482
Projected change of biome distribution
0.565
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.285
Natural capital dependency
0.438
Ecological footprint
0.208
Protected biome
0.644
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.753
Human Habitat
0.607
Projected change of warm periods
0.319
Projected change of flood hazard
0.413
Urban concentration
0.610
Age dependency ratio
0.795
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.692
Paved roads
0.814
Infrastructure
0.534
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.577
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.260
Electricity access
0.350
Disaster preparedness
0.950