Kuwait

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 56,181.71 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 4,268,873 HDI (2022): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 56
Score: 55.2
Vulnerability 0.364
Readiness 0.468

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Kuwait places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Kuwait is well positioned to adapt. Kuwait is the 135th most vulnerable country and the 70th 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
58
57
58
58
62
60
60
58
56
54
62
62
60
62
61
59
60
64
64
64
68
67
68
66
65
57
57
56
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.364
Food
0.391
Projected change of cereal yields
0.582
Projected population change
0.450
Food import dependency
0.278
Rural population
0
Agriculture capacity
0.911
Child malnutrition
0.123
Water
0.250
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
1.000
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.326
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.761
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0
Ecosystem Services
0.435
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.309
Natural capital dependency
0.007
Ecological footprint
0.573
Protected biome
0.479
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.785
Human Habitat
0.459
Projected change of warm periods
0.262
Projected change of flood hazard
0.684
Urban concentration
1.000
Age dependency ratio
0.295
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.359
Paved roads
0.151
Infrastructure
0.323
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.717
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.287
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.500