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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 41,491.51 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 1,877,445 | HDI (2023): 0.89 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
29
Score: 61.0
Vulnerability
0.360
Readiness
0.580
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 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 | 23 |
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| Ranking | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| 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 | - |