Mauritius

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
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
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
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