Guinea-Bissau

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 2,486.72 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 2,105,566 HDI (2022): 0.48
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 182
Score: 32.9
Vulnerability 0.617
Readiness 0.275

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Guinea-Bissau 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. Guinea-Bissau is the 5th most vulnerable country and the 168th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Ranking
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173
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182
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.617
Food
0.649
Projected change of cereal yields
0.973
Projected population change
0.458
Food import dependency
0.666
Rural population
0.592
Agriculture capacity
0.994
Child malnutrition
0.209
Water
0.488
Projected change of annual runoff
0.339
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.317
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.009
Water dependency ratio
0.490
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.772
Health
0.761
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.805
Slum population
0.614
Medical staff
0.958
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.855
Ecosystem Services
0.616
Projected change of biome distribution
0.506
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.371
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.121
Protected biome
0.697
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.570
Projected change of warm periods
0.331
Projected change of flood hazard
0.557
Urban concentration
0.408
Age dependency ratio
0.731
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.727
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.370
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.274
Electricity access
0.633
Disaster preparedness
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