Libya

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 13,848.80 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 7,305,659 HDI (2023): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 117
Score: 43.3
Vulnerability 0.416
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 97th most vulnerable country and the 147th 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
88
88
88
92
93
93
92
93
93
94
90
68
72
73
76
72
72
76
113
110
117
115
115
111
115
114
116
115
117
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.416
Food
0.409
Projected change of cereal yields
0.599
Projected population change
0.207
Food import dependency
0.341
Rural population
0.198
Agriculture capacity
0.961
Child malnutrition
0.145
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
0.483
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
0.060
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.715
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.770
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
0.470
Projected change of warm periods
0.051
Projected change of flood hazard
0.230
Urban concentration
0.802
Age dependency ratio
0.458
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.846
Paved roads
0.433
Infrastructure
0.180
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
0.271
Disaster preparedness
-