Guatemala

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 13,750.29 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 18,124,838 HDI (2023): 0.66
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 128
Score: 41.0
Vulnerability 0.434
Readiness 0.254

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Guatemala places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Guatemala is the 86th most vulnerable country and the 159th 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
143
143
142
141
139
138
138
134
136
128
130
140
139
135
131
125
127
131
126
124
125
124
123
122
127
132
135
129
128
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.434
Food
0.457
Projected change of cereal yields
0.941
Projected population change
0.381
Food import dependency
0.266
Rural population
0.505
Agriculture capacity
0.614
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
0.993
Access to reliable drinking water
0.443
Health
0.472
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
0.068
Slum population
0.379
Medical staff
0.887
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
0.507
Projected change of warm periods
0.251
Projected change of flood hazard
0.512
Urban concentration
0.495
Age dependency ratio
0.560
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.556
Infrastructure
0.192
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.027
Dependency on imported energy
0.381
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.012
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.300