Liberia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 1,794.53 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 5,493,031 HDI (2023): 0.51
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 168
Score: 35.0
Vulnerability 0.538
Readiness 0.238

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 23
Ranking
161
161
159
160
149
144
144
147
156
156
146
106
163
173
166
165
167
163
164
164
164
166
168
171
172
171
169
168
168
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.538
Food
0.574
Projected change of cereal yields
0.963
Projected population change
0.510
Food import dependency
0.365
Rural population
0.500
Agriculture capacity
0.966
Child malnutrition
0.140
Water
0.399
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
0.989
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.685
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
0.657
Slum population
0.645
Medical staff
0.971
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
0.661
Projected change of warm periods
0.361
Projected change of flood hazard
0.769
Urban concentration
0.500
Age dependency ratio
0.723
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.948
Infrastructure
0.359
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
0.682
Disaster preparedness
0.025