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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 7,543.03 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 33,787,914 | HDI (2023): 0.63 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
111
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability
0.448
Readiness
0.321
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 74th most vulnerable country and the 123rd 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 | 128 | 129 | 128 | 131 | 126 | 122 | 128 | 135 | 132 | 135 | 137 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 116 | 118 | 119 | 116 | 121 | 114 | 113 | 112 | 113 | 111 | 111 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.448 | |
| Food | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.974 | |
| Projected population change | 0.427 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.213 | |
| Rural population | 0.439 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.953 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.240 | |
| 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 | 0.553 | |
| 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 | 0.523 | |
| Slum population | 0.338 | |
| Medical staff | 0.876 | |
| 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 | 0.645 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.416 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.710 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.561 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.635 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.667 | |
| Paved roads | 0.881 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.177 | |
| 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 | 0.106 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.325 |