Guinea-Bissau

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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
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