Mauritius

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 20,530.51 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,265,740 HDI (2020): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 46
Score: 57.0
Vulnerability 0.429
Readiness 0.568

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 93rd most vulnerable country and the 32nd 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
52
53
52
49
49
49
50
49
50
50
59
57
56
50
53
53
50
47
50
47
49
49
49
46
48
46
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.429
Food
0.542
Projected change of cereal yields
0.890
Projected population change
0.106
Food import dependency
0.392
Rural population
0.638
Agriculture capacity
0.512
Child malnutrition
0.714
Water
0.346
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.213
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.187
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.982
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.478
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
0.011
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.908
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.511
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.231
Ecological footprint
0.318
Protected biome
0.392
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.668
Human Habitat
0.343
Projected change of warm periods
0.214
Projected change of flood hazard
0.507
Urban concentration
0.362
Age dependency ratio
0.395
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.564
Paved roads
0.019
Infrastructure
0.355
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.467
Dependency on imported energy
0.950
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.082
Electricity access
0.003
Disaster preparedness
0.275