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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 2,862.07 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 2,153,339 | HDI (2023): 0.51 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
183
Score: 31.0
Vulnerability
0.613
Readiness
0.232
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 170th 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 |
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| Ranking | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 183 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 183 | 176 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 183 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.613 | |
| Food | 0.667 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.973 | |
| Projected population change | 0.458 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.666 | |
| Rural population | 0.588 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.994 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.322 | |
| 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 | 0.728 | |
| 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 | 0.603 | |
| Slum population | 0.614 | |
| Medical staff | 0.964 | |
| 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 | 0.566 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.331 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.557 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.412 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.700 | |
| 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 | 0.601 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |