Mexico

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 18,444.07 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 128,932,753 HDI (2020): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 95
Score: 47.5
Vulnerability 0.417
Readiness 0.366

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 98th most vulnerable country and the 111th 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
86
86
86
84
80
72
71
70
70
72
67
50
49
49
51
46
46
45
48
87
87
89
88
90
95
95
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.417
Food
0.379
Projected change of cereal yields
0.919
Projected population change
0.236
Food import dependency
0.096
Rural population
0.208
Agriculture capacity
0.812
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
0.181
Water dependency ratio
0.115
Dam capacity
0.702
Access to reliable drinking water
0.583
Health
0.462
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
-
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.915
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.436
Ecosystem Services
0.463
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.049
Ecological footprint
0.268
Protected biome
0.355
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.530
Human Habitat
0.528
Projected change of warm periods
0.167
Projected change of flood hazard
0.531
Urban concentration
0.792
Age dependency ratio
0.499
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.551
Paved roads
0.627
Infrastructure
0.271
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.215
Dependency on imported energy
0.658
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.091
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.226