Qatar

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 89,968.77 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,881,060 HDI (2020): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 38
Score: 58.0
Vulnerability 0.375
Readiness 0.535

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Qatar places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Qatar is well positioned to adapt. Qatar is the 139th most vulnerable country and the 44th 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
61
60
57
52
50
52
51
50
50
50
49
37
39
44
44
42
46
44
44
46
45
46
45
45
45
38
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.375
Food
0.332
Projected change of cereal yields
0.614
Projected population change
0.413
Food import dependency
0.185
Rural population
0.008
Agriculture capacity
0.679
Child malnutrition
0.095
Water
0.215
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.034
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.039
Health
0.310
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.650
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.029
Ecosystem Services
0.592
Projected change of biome distribution
0.447
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.296
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.958
Protected biome
0.404
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.854
Human Habitat
0.399
Projected change of warm periods
0.260
Projected change of flood hazard
0.580
Urban concentration
0.992
Age dependency ratio
0.043
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.415
Paved roads
0.101
Infrastructure
0.405
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.846
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.741
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-