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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |