Guatemala

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 13,299.60 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 17,357,886 HDI (2022): 0.63
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 120
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability 0.435
Readiness 0.309

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 22
Ranking
142
142
140
139
138
137
138
134
136
129
134
140
138
139
139
129
130
130
127
121
121
117
117
118
119
123
123
120
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.435
Food
0.454
Projected change of cereal yields
0.941
Projected population change
0.381
Food import dependency
0.247
Rural population
0.510
Agriculture capacity
0.612
Child malnutrition
0.033
Water
0.373
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
0.443
Health
0.473
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
0.081
Slum population
0.379
Medical staff
0.877
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.605
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.781
Ecological footprint
0.237
Protected biome
0.408
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.652
Human Habitat
0.511
Projected change of warm periods
0.251
Projected change of flood hazard
0.512
Urban concentration
0.490
Age dependency ratio
0.589
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.556
Infrastructure
0.197
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.027
Dependency on imported energy
0.403
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.012
Electricity access
0.009
Disaster preparedness
0.300