Lesotho

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 2,880.97 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 2,311,472 HDI (2023): 0.55
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 137
Score: 39.9
Vulnerability 0.472
Readiness 0.269

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 64th most vulnerable country and the 155th 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
Ranking
124
124
121
125
127
130
128
129
127
123
124
132
130
131
126
128
133
134
120
115
119
120
124
127
128
127
129
133
137
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.472
Food
0.499
Projected change of cereal yields
0.577
Projected population change
0.246
Food import dependency
0.356
Rural population
0.750
Agriculture capacity
0.976
Child malnutrition
0.087
Water
0.283
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
0.683
Access to reliable drinking water
0.728
Health
0.618
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
0.897
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
0.250
Age dependency ratio
0.608
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
0.431
Disaster preparedness
-