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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 1,712.68 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 5,302,681 | HDI (2022): 0.49 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
167
Score: 36.9
Vulnerability
0.543
Readiness
0.281
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Liberia 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. Liberia is the 30th most vulnerable country and the 166th 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 | 166 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 153 | 123 | 176 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 169 | 172 | 172 | 171 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 167 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.543 | |
| Food | 0.617 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.963 | |
| Projected population change | 0.510 | |
| Food import dependency | - | |
| Rural population | 0.506 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.967 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.139 | |
| Water | 0.401 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.594 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.276 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.138 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.997 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.667 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.817 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.608 | |
| Slum population | 0.645 | |
| Medical staff | 0.933 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.549 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.365 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.361 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.089 | |
| Protected biome | 0.761 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.717 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.665 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.361 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.769 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.494 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.754 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.667 | |
| Paved roads | 0.948 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.361 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.020 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.709 | |
| Electricity access | 0.689 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.025 |