Gambia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 2,275.06 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,416,664 HDI (2020): 0.50
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 144
Score: 39.2
Vulnerability 0.545
Readiness 0.329

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 28th most vulnerable country and the 139th 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
Ranking
128
128
126
126
126
125
125
127
124
133
123
140
138
142
143
148
146
150
151
152
152
158
152
151
149
144
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.545
Food
0.622
Projected change of cereal yields
1.000
Projected population change
0.665
Food import dependency
0.458
Rural population
0.403
Agriculture capacity
0.977
Child malnutrition
0.232
Water
0.368
Projected change of annual runoff
0.071
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.547
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.028
Water dependency ratio
0.625
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.566
Health
0.625
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
1.000
Slum population
0.278
Medical staff
0.974
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.726
Ecosystem Services
0.481
Projected change of biome distribution
0.565
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.285
Natural capital dependency
0.438
Ecological footprint
0.198
Protected biome
0.644
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.753
Human Habitat
0.631
Projected change of warm periods
0.319
Projected change of flood hazard
0.413
Urban concentration
0.597
Age dependency ratio
0.827
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.815
Paved roads
0.814
Infrastructure
-
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
1.000
Electricity access
0.381
Disaster preparedness
-