Rwanda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,396.16 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 13,954,471 HDI (2023): 0.58
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 114
Score: 43.6
Vulnerability 0.567
Readiness 0.439

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 19th most vulnerable country and the 71st 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
Ranking
183
183
183
183
183
181
184
180
176
170
173
166
161
157
151
143
140
136
136
119
125
118
120
117
120
115
115
117
114
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.567
Food
0.596
Projected change of cereal yields
0.872
Projected population change
0.435
Food import dependency
0.355
Rural population
0.885
Agriculture capacity
0.985
Child malnutrition
0.045
Water
0.365
Projected change of annual runoff
0.157
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.325
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.055
Water dependency ratio
0.286
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.744
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
0.969
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.569
Projected change of biome distribution
0.706
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.202
Protected biome
0.668
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.563
Projected change of warm periods
0.432
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.115
Age dependency ratio
0.679
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
0.106
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.365
Disaster preparedness
-