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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 2,281.31 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 2,639,916 | HDI (2021): 0.50 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
148
Score: 39.8
Vulnerability
0.526
Readiness
0.322
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 33rd most vulnerable country and the 142nd 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 |
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| Ranking | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 139 | 126 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 152 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 164 | 159 | 160 | 156 | 147 | 148 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.526 | |
| Food | 0.609 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 1.000 | |
| Projected population change | 0.665 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.365 | |
| Rural population | 0.396 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.994 | |
| 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 | 0.029 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.625 | |
| Dam capacity | - | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.566 | |
| Health | 0.541 | |
| 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 | 0.388 | |
| Slum population | 0.392 | |
| Medical staff | 0.965 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.726 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.483 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.285 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.438 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.213 | |
| Protected biome | 0.644 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.753 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.629 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.319 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.413 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.604 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.807 | |
| 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 | 0.260 | |
| Electricity access | 0.381 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |