Gambia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,254.37 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 2,697,845 HDI (2023): 0.52
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 143
Score: 39.0
Vulnerability 0.524
Readiness 0.304

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 36th most vulnerable country and the 134th 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
Ranking
136
137
137
137
136
136
135
129
127
137
133
151
149
150
150
153
151
153
154
153
156
163
161
155
152
140
147
143
143
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.524
Food
0.558
Projected change of cereal yields
1.000
Projected population change
0.665
Food import dependency
0.110
Rural population
0.383
Agriculture capacity
0.977
Child malnutrition
0.211
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
0.612
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
0.800
Slum population
0.392
Medical staff
0.977
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
0.598
Projected change of warm periods
0.319
Projected change of flood hazard
0.413
Urban concentration
0.617
Age dependency ratio
0.734
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.692
Paved roads
0.814
Infrastructure
0.531
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
0.334
Disaster preparedness
0.950