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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 11,686.60 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 3,030,131 | HDI (2024): 0.67 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
133
Score: 41.9
Vulnerability
0.511
Readiness
0.348
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Namibia places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Namibia is the 44th most vulnerable country and the 124th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 110 | 109 | 113 | 112 | 118 | 117 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 116 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 119 | 129 | 138 | 133 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.511 | |
| Food | 0.523 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.763 | |
| Projected population change | 0.406 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.206 | |
| Rural population | 0.534 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.936 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.293 | |
| Water | 0.745 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 1.000 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.014 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.846 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.866 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.526 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.665 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.385 | |
| Slum population | 0.418 | |
| Medical staff | 0.800 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.403 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.838 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.173 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.018 | |
| Protected biome | 0 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.822 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.549 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.144 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.602 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.466 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.656 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.564 | |
| Paved roads | 0.862 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.318 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.689 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.021 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.597 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.011 | |
| Electricity access | 0.437 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.154 |