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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 7,132.78 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 33,475,870 | HDI (2022): 0.60 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
112
Score: 45.2
Vulnerability
0.444
Readiness
0.348
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Ghana 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. Ghana is the 78th most vulnerable country and the 127th 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 |
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| Ranking | 133 | 133 | 134 | 137 | 133 | 132 | 135 | 134 | 131 | 130 | 131 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 116 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 114 | 112 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.444 | |
| Food | 0.545 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.974 | |
| Projected population change | 0.427 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.232 | |
| Rural population | 0.446 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.953 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.238 | |
| Water | 0.292 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.449 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.240 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.041 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.461 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.563 | |
| Health | 0.517 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.397 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.308 | |
| Slum population | 0.338 | |
| Medical staff | 0.874 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.851 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.478 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.317 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.581 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.231 | |
| Protected biome | 0.553 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.619 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.650 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.416 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.710 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.554 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.669 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.667 | |
| Paved roads | 0.881 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.185 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.430 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.074 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.129 | |
| Electricity access | 0.151 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.325 |