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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 9,846.04 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 43,533,592 | HDI (2021): 0.69 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
126
Score: 43.0
Vulnerability
0.441
Readiness
0.301
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 81st most vulnerable country and the 154th 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 |
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| Ranking | 127 | 126 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 122 | 120 | 121 | 128 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 135 | 134 | 135 | 132 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 128 | 127 | 126 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.441 | |
| Food | 0.457 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.656 | |
| Projected population change | 0.602 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.109 | |
| Rural population | 0.311 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.926 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.136 | |
| Water | 0.380 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.199 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.608 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.061 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.413 | |
| Health | 0.550 | |
| 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 | 0.013 | |
| Slum population | 0.498 | |
| Medical staff | 0.881 | |
| 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 | 0.274 | |
| Protected biome | 0.485 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.510 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.134 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.621 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.689 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.696 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.762 | |
| Paved roads | 0.158 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.207 | |
| 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 | 0.277 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |