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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |