Namibia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 11,215.55 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 2,963,095 HDI (2023): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 107
Score: 44.6
Vulnerability 0.454
Readiness 0.346

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Namibia places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Namibia is the 71st most vulnerable country and the 107th 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
87
87
88
89
90
91
97
112
109
115
118
114
107
104
115
114
110
109
110
105
107
101
103
105
108
106
108
104
107
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.454
Food
0.515
Projected change of cereal yields
0.763
Projected population change
0.406
Food import dependency
0.206
Rural population
0.486
Agriculture capacity
0.937
Child malnutrition
0.293
Water
0.365
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.039
Water dependency ratio
0.846
Dam capacity
0.938
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.524
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
0.295
Slum population
0.418
Medical staff
0.877
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.465
Projected change of biome distribution
0.565
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.838
Natural capital dependency
0.173
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.392
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.822
Human Habitat
0.558
Projected change of warm periods
0.144
Projected change of flood hazard
0.602
Urban concentration
0.514
Age dependency ratio
0.662
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.564
Paved roads
0.862
Infrastructure
0.298
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.689
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.021
Dependency on imported energy
0.605
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.011
Electricity access
0.437
Disaster preparedness
0.025