Latvia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 41,491.51 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 1,877,445 HDI (2023): 0.89
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 33
Score: 59.5
Vulnerability 0.360
Readiness 0.549

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 143rd most vulnerable country and the 34th 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
44
45
40
38
40
42
39
38
39
39
40
39
36
34
35
39
38
36
35
32
32
32
31
36
34
32
33
33
33
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.360
Food
0.262
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.012
Food import dependency
0.285
Rural population
0.338
Agriculture capacity
0.940
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.336
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
0.865
Access to reliable drinking water
0.029
Health
0.271
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
0.751
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.149
Ecosystem Services
0.429
Projected change of biome distribution
0.941
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.541
Natural capital dependency
0.126
Ecological footprint
0.054
Protected biome
0.192
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.721
Human Habitat
0.536
Projected change of warm periods
0.207
Projected change of flood hazard
0.813
Urban concentration
0.662
Age dependency ratio
0.564
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.436
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.324
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.583
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.081
Dependency on imported energy
0.338
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.618
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-