Latvia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 41,106.53 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 1,879,383 HDI (2022): 0.88
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 31
Score: 60.8
Vulnerability 0.364
Readiness 0.581

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 135th most vulnerable country and the 31st 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
37
37
37
36
38
39
37
34
35
35
38
39
34
32
32
36
37
33
33
31
31
30
29
32
31
30
30
31
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.364
Food
0.253
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.012
Food import dependency
0.227
Rural population
0.339
Agriculture capacity
0.939
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.356
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
0.987
Access to reliable drinking water
0.029
Health
0.267
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
0.005
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.731
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
0.542
Projected change of warm periods
0.207
Projected change of flood hazard
0.813
Urban concentration
0.661
Age dependency ratio
0.592
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.436
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.338
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.583
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.081
Dependency on imported energy
0.410
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.618
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-