Rwanda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 3,710.86 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 14,256,567 HDI (2024): 0.58
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 141
Score: 40.6
Vulnerability 0.610
Readiness 0.422

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Rwanda 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. Rwanda is the 11th most vulnerable country and the 80th 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 24
Ranking
185
185
185
186
185
185
184
183
178
178
177
177
178
174
170
163
159
157
157
151
151
152
152
149
149
143
144
135
133
141
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.610
Food
0.575
Projected change of cereal yields
0.872
Projected population change
0.435
Food import dependency
0.355
Rural population
0.755
Agriculture capacity
0.985
Child malnutrition
0.045
Water
0.572
Projected change of annual runoff
0.843
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.675
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.055
Water dependency ratio
0.286
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.742
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.387
Medical staff
0.962
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.576
Projected change of biome distribution
0.706
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.208
Protected biome
0.702
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.583
Projected change of warm periods
0.432
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.245
Age dependency ratio
0.672
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.538
Paved roads
0.817
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.111
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.365
Disaster preparedness
-