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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 9,806.83 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 17,109,746 | HDI (2021): 0.63 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
119
Score: 43.9
Vulnerability
0.432
Readiness
0.311
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Guatemala 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. Guatemala is the 85th most vulnerable country and the 147th 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 | 142 | 141 | 138 | 137 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 137 | 131 | 132 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 126 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 117 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 119 | 118 | 120 | 119 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.432 | |
| Food | 0.423 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.941 | |
| Projected population change | 0.381 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.246 | |
| Rural population | 0.515 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.417 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.036 | |
| Water | 0.375 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.410 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.219 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.026 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.146 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.994 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.452 | |
| Health | 0.464 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.663 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.035 | |
| Slum population | 0.379 | |
| Medical staff | 0.877 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.604 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.781 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.232 | |
| Protected biome | 0.408 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.652 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.521 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.251 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.512 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.485 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.602 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.718 | |
| Paved roads | 0.556 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.208 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.027 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.348 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.012 | |
| Electricity access | 0.030 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.400 |