Ghana

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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