Libya

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 24,130.83 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 6,735,277 HDI (2021): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 126
Score: 43.0
Vulnerability 0.421
Readiness 0.281

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 91st most vulnerable country and the 167th 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
98
97
100
101
96
97
94
96
94
90
87
63
59
59
63
61
69
72
118
118
120
124
123
126
129
127
126
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.421
Food
0.460
Projected change of cereal yields
0.599
Projected population change
0.207
Food import dependency
0.341
Rural population
0.205
Agriculture capacity
0.943
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
0.473
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
0.690
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.801
Ecosystem Services
0.554
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.684
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.335
Protected biome
0.494
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.789
Human Habitat
0.452
Projected change of warm periods
0.051
Projected change of flood hazard
0.230
Urban concentration
0.795
Age dependency ratio
0.498
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.705
Paved roads
0.433
Infrastructure
0.189
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.037
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.413
Electricity access
0.306
Disaster preparedness
-