Iraq

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 9,506.73 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 40,222,503 HDI (2020): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 120
Score: 42.9
Vulnerability 0.439
Readiness 0.298

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Iraq 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. Iraq is the 84th most vulnerable country and the 155th 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
Ranking
127
126
122
116
117
119
115
116
116
125
130
129
135
130
130
130
129
129
130
123
127
121
117
119
119
120
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.439
Food
0.457
Projected change of cereal yields
0.656
Projected population change
0.602
Food import dependency
0.109
Rural population
0.314
Agriculture capacity
0.926
Child malnutrition
0.136
Water
0.361
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.199
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.926
Water dependency ratio
0.608
Dam capacity
0.023
Access to reliable drinking water
0.413
Health
0.549
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.667
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.019
Slum population
0.469
Medical staff
0.901
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.584
Ecosystem Services
0.541
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.323
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.275
Protected biome
0.485
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.509
Projected change of warm periods
0.134
Projected change of flood hazard
0.621
Urban concentration
0.686
Age dependency ratio
0.693
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.762
Paved roads
0.158
Infrastructure
0.219
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.471
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.286
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.336
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-