Liberia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,563.55 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 5,193,416 HDI (2021): 0.48
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 177
Score: 34.1
Vulnerability 0.601
Readiness 0.283

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 9th most vulnerable country and the 164th 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
Ranking
177
177
177
172
174
170
174
173
175
172
160
128
177
178
178
175
176
175
172
174
177
176
176
177
177
178
177
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.601
Food
0.627
Projected change of cereal yields
0.963
Projected population change
0.510
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0.511
Agriculture capacity
0.994
Child malnutrition
0.155
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
0.988
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.745
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
1.000
Slum population
0.645
Medical staff
0.930
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.548
Projected change of biome distribution
0.365
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.361
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.085
Protected biome
0.761
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.717
Human Habitat
0.688
Projected change of warm periods
0.361
Projected change of flood hazard
0.769
Urban concentration
0.489
Age dependency ratio
0.767
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.792
Paved roads
0.948
Infrastructure
-
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
0.732
Disaster preparedness
-