Jamaica

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 10,826.09 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 2,827,377 HDI (2022): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 88
Score: 49.5
Vulnerability 0.422
Readiness 0.412

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 94th most vulnerable country and the 96th 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
Ranking
86
86
87
87
88
93
101
92
94
93
95
99
98
101
104
107
103
105
97
94
98
98
98
97
98
91
90
88
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.422
Food
0.457
Projected change of cereal yields
0.946
Projected population change
0.106
Food import dependency
0.324
Rural population
0.463
Agriculture capacity
0.773
Child malnutrition
0.131
Water
0.331
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.217
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.107
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.489
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
0.048
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.949
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.394
Projected change of biome distribution
0.447
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.521
Natural capital dependency
0.114
Ecological footprint
0.270
Protected biome
0.309
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.705
Human Habitat
0.462
Projected change of warm periods
0.406
Projected change of flood hazard
0.554
Urban concentration
0.537
Age dependency ratio
0.337
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.269
Infrastructure
0.399
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.436
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.329
Dependency on imported energy
1.000
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.553
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.075