Jamaica

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
Denotes worst scores
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