Latvia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 31,482.68 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,900,449 HDI (2020): 0.87
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 35
Score: 59.4
Vulnerability 0.395
Readiness 0.582

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 116th most vulnerable country and the 30th 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
38
38
38
37
38
39
38
37
37
37
41
40
38
37
36
39
40
34
33
32
33
33
32
35
35
35
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.395
Food
0.258
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.012
Food import dependency
0.285
Rural population
0.341
Agriculture capacity
0.912
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
0.871
Access to reliable drinking water
0.038
Health
0.288
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
0.010
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.833
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.169
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
0.050
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
0.659
Age dependency ratio
0.591
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.518
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.497
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.583
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.081
Dependency on imported energy
0.821
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.999
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-