Namibia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 9,298.09 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,540,916 HDI (2020): 0.65
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 107
Score: 45.1
Vulnerability 0.474
Readiness 0.377

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 62nd most vulnerable country and the 109th 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
97
95
100
98
101
106
105
106
104
110
116
113
110
107
114
110
109
109
105
102
103
104
106
104
108
107
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.474
Food
0.532
Projected change of cereal yields
0.763
Projected population change
0.406
Food import dependency
0.196
Rural population
0.517
Agriculture capacity
0.990
Child malnutrition
0.323
Water
0.363
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
0.928
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.512
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
0.168
Slum population
0.434
Medical staff
0.929
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
0.556
Projected change of warm periods
0.144
Projected change of flood hazard
0.602
Urban concentration
0.483
Age dependency ratio
0.674
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.573
Paved roads
0.862
Infrastructure
0.418
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.689
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.021
Dependency on imported energy
0.917
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.063
Electricity access
0.442
Disaster preparedness
0.375