Rwanda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 2,459.71 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 13,461,888 HDI (2021): 0.53
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 112
Score: 45.1
Vulnerability 0.527
Readiness 0.429

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 32nd most vulnerable country and the 88th 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
Ranking
179
180
180
180
180
181
180
179
172
169
170
164
162
157
153
142
141
140
141
124
124
122
119
116
116
112
112
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.527
Food
0.592
Projected change of cereal yields
0.872
Projected population change
0.435
Food import dependency
0.312
Rural population
0.888
Agriculture capacity
0.996
Child malnutrition
0.050
Water
0.454
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
0.900
Health
0.743
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
0.964
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
0.204
Protected biome
0.668
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.573
Projected change of warm periods
0.432
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.112
Age dependency ratio
0.708
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.574
Paved roads
0.817
Infrastructure
0.231
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.085
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.540
Disaster preparedness
0.300