Niger

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 1,288.26 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 24,206,636 HDI (2020): 0.39
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 176
Score: 32.9
Vulnerability 0.675
Readiness 0.333

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Niger 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. Niger is the most vulnerable country and the 136th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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176
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.675
Food
0.774
Projected change of cereal yields
0.827
Projected population change
1.000
Food import dependency
0.473
Rural population
0.899
Agriculture capacity
1.000
Child malnutrition
0.445
Water
0.780
Projected change of annual runoff
0.580
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
1.000
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.422
Water dependency ratio
0.897
Dam capacity
0.999
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.723
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.551
Slum population
0.603
Medical staff
0.992
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.856
Ecosystem Services
0.470
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.655
Ecological footprint
0.200
Protected biome
0.841
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.664
Human Habitat
0.629
Projected change of warm periods
0.128
Projected change of flood hazard
1.000
Urban concentration
0.101
Age dependency ratio
0.972
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.769
Paved roads
0.800
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.654
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0.816
Disaster preparedness
0.538