Libya

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 10,846.29 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 6,871,287 HDI (2020): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 125
Score: 41.8
Vulnerability 0.434
Readiness 0.271

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Libya places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Libya is the 89th most vulnerable country and the 170th 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
Ranking
89
91
91
92
91
90
88
89
87
87
83
59
55
52
56
56
70
72
110
118
120
122
122
122
123
125
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.434
Food
0.472
Projected change of cereal yields
0.599
Projected population change
0.207
Food import dependency
0.417
Rural population
0.208
Agriculture capacity
0.934
Child malnutrition
0.464
Water
0.397
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.986
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.472
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.001
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.688
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.801
Ecosystem Services
0.556
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.684
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.343
Protected biome
0.494
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.789
Human Habitat
0.447
Projected change of warm periods
0.051
Projected change of flood hazard
0.230
Urban concentration
0.792
Age dependency ratio
0.470
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.705
Paved roads
0.433
Infrastructure
0.259
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.037
Dependency on imported energy
0.337
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.356
Electricity access
0.306
Disaster preparedness
-