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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 2,699.99 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 2,305,825 | HDI (2022): 0.52 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
138
Score: 41.3
Vulnerability
0.481
Readiness
0.307
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 59th most vulnerable country and the 151st 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 |
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| Ranking | 132 | 132 | 134 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 138 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 139 | 135 | 134 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 137 | 136 | 136 | 138 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.481 | |
| Food | 0.502 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.577 | |
| Projected population change | 0.246 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.380 | |
| Rural population | 0.755 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.969 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.086 | |
| Water | 0.330 | |
| 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 | 0.964 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.728 | |
| Health | 0.615 | |
| 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 | 0.258 | |
| Medical staff | 0.877 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.531 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.430 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.800 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.033 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.217 | |
| Protected biome | 0.711 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.818 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.531 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.107 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.616 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.245 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.611 | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.505 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |