Saint Kitts and Nevis

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 34,846.60 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 46,843 HDI (2024): 0.84
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 41
Score: 57.3
Vulnerability 0.473
Readiness 0.620

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Saint Kitts and Nevis 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 75th most vulnerable country and the 22nd 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
67
66
66
65
66
63
63
64
61
61
51
46
49
52
47
43
43
45
46
58
51
55
48
58
59
59
59
40
41
41
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.473
Food
0.646
Projected change of cereal yields
0.901
Projected population change
0.209
Food import dependency
0.402
Rural population
0.735
Agriculture capacity
0.984
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.808
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.435
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.409
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.673
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.469
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.291
Natural capital dependency
0.069
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
0.682
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.834
Human Habitat
0.368
Projected change of warm periods
0.369
Projected change of flood hazard
0.252
Urban concentration
0.265
Age dependency ratio
0.372
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.580
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.736
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.450
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-