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GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 26,579.76 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 1,262,523 | HDI (2022): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
44
Score: 57.8
Vulnerability
0.410
Readiness
0.565
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Mauritius places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Mauritius is well positioned to adapt. Mauritius is the 103rd most vulnerable country and the 35th 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 |
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Ranking | 55 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 68 | 60 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.410 | |
Food | 0.468 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.890 | |
Projected population change | 0.106 | |
Food import dependency | 0.337 | |
Rural population | 0.638 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.196 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.643 | |
Water | 0.350 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.213 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.189 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
Dam capacity | 0.999 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
Health | 0.453 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.048 | |
Slum population | - | |
Medical staff | 0.774 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.512 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.459 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.231 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.324 | |
Protected biome | 0.392 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.668 | |
Human Habitat | 0.354 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.214 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.507 | |
Urban concentration | 0.362 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.382 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.641 | |
Paved roads | 0.019 | |
Infrastructure | 0.319 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.467 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 1.000 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.103 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.025 |