Lesotho

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 2,444.08 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,142,252 HDI (2020): 0.53
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 129
Score: 41.4
Vulnerability 0.484
Readiness 0.311

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Lesotho places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Lesotho is the 56th most vulnerable country and the 149th 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
119
120
121
123
121
122
123
124
123
122
127
130
132
136
135
135
136
138
129
122
122
123
123
128
130
129
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.484
Food
0.517
Projected change of cereal yields
0.577
Projected population change
0.246
Food import dependency
0.447
Rural population
0.765
Agriculture capacity
0.970
Child malnutrition
0.095
Water
0.280
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.280
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.007
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.663
Access to reliable drinking water
0.728
Health
0.665
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.550
Medical staff
0.882
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.535
Ecosystem Services
0.431
Projected change of biome distribution
0.800
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.033
Ecological footprint
0.223
Protected biome
0.711
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.818
Human Habitat
0.526
Projected change of warm periods
0.107
Projected change of flood hazard
0.616
Urban concentration
0.235
Age dependency ratio
0.593
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.779
Paved roads
0.827
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0.532
Disaster preparedness
0.800