Latvia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 34,266.66 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 1,884,490 HDI (2021): 0.86
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 31
Score: 61.0
Vulnerability 0.365
Readiness 0.586

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Latvia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Latvia is well positioned to adapt. Latvia is the 141st most vulnerable country and the 29th 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
Ranking
37
37
37
36
37
37
37
34
34
35
39
38
36
35
34
36
37
32
31
31
31
31
30
32
31
31
31
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.365
Food
0.245
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.012
Food import dependency
0.229
Rural population
0.340
Agriculture capacity
0.891
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.338
Projected change of annual runoff
0.191
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.405
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.009
Water dependency ratio
0.515
Dam capacity
0.867
Access to reliable drinking water
0.038
Health
0.269
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.006
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.719
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.169
Ecosystem Services
0.434
Projected change of biome distribution
0.941
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.541
Natural capital dependency
0.126
Ecological footprint
0.085
Protected biome
0.192
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.721
Human Habitat
0.557
Projected change of warm periods
0.207
Projected change of flood hazard
0.813
Urban concentration
0.660
Age dependency ratio
0.588
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.518
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.345
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.583
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.081
Dependency on imported energy
0.445
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.618
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-