Kuwait

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 51,561.36 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 4,853,420 HDI (2023): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 53
Score: 53.9
Vulnerability 0.362
Readiness 0.439

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 142nd most vulnerable country and the 71st 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 23
Ranking
51
51
52
52
53
52
47
47
50
50
58
60
61
61
63
61
67
69
69
69
71
71
77
74
73
60
58
55
53
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.362
Food
0.393
Projected change of cereal yields
0.582
Projected population change
0.450
Food import dependency
0.269
Rural population
0
Agriculture capacity
0.911
Child malnutrition
0.145
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
0.330
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
0.780
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
0.438
Projected change of warm periods
0.262
Projected change of flood hazard
0.684
Urban concentration
1.000
Age dependency ratio
0.172
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