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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 121,124.66 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 2,695,122 | HDI (2022): 0.88 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
36
Score: 59.6
Vulnerability
0.352
Readiness
0.545
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 150th most vulnerable country and the 40th 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 |
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| Ranking | 51 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 36 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.352 | |
| Food | 0.363 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.614 | |
| Projected population change | 0.413 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.186 | |
| Rural population | 0.007 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.871 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.086 | |
| Water | 0.214 | |
| 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 | 0.034 | |
| Health | 0.306 | |
| 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 | 0.661 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.001 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.561 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.447 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.296 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.803 | |
| Protected biome | 0.404 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.854 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.388 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.260 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.580 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.993 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.086 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.308 | |
| Paved roads | 0.101 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.282 | |
| 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 | 0.408 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0 |