Mexico

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 24,789.68 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 129,739,759 HDI (2023): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 100
Score: 45.8
Vulnerability 0.387
Readiness 0.302

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Mexico 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. Mexico is the 114th most vulnerable country and the 136th 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
76
76
75
75
65
63
66
69
68
70
66
47
45
45
45
44
44
43
48
88
91
95
96
98
100
99
100
100
100
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.387
Food
0.394
Projected change of cereal yields
0.919
Projected population change
0.236
Food import dependency
0.094
Rural population
0.198
Agriculture capacity
0.918
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.398
Projected change of annual runoff
0.608
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.200
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.188
Water dependency ratio
0.115
Dam capacity
0.701
Access to reliable drinking water
0.578
Health
0.361
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.823
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.379
Ecosystem Services
0.461
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.049
Ecological footprint
0.255
Protected biome
0.355
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.530
Human Habitat
0.525
Projected change of warm periods
0.167
Projected change of flood hazard
0.531
Urban concentration
0.802
Age dependency ratio
0.460
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.564
Paved roads
0.627
Infrastructure
0.180
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.215
Dependency on imported energy
0.139
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.063
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.225