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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 9,241.58 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 2,961,161 | HDI (2020): 0.73 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
84
Score: 48.9
Vulnerability
0.426
Readiness
0.403
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Jamaica places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Jamaica is well positioned to adapt. Jamaica is the 95th most vulnerable country and the 99th 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 | 82 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 91 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 95 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 85 | 84 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.426 | |
| Food | 0.470 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.946 | |
| Projected population change | 0.106 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.343 | |
| Rural population | 0.471 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.806 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.150 | |
| Water | 0.330 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.217 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.105 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 1.000 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.510 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.058 | |
| Slum population | 0.586 | |
| Medical staff | 0.947 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.393 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.447 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.521 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.114 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.264 | |
| Protected biome | 0.309 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.705 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.487 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.406 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.554 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.529 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.473 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.687 | |
| Paved roads | 0.269 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.367 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.436 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.329 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.941 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.210 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.288 |