Saint Kitts and Nevis

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 25,653.32 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 53,192 HDI (2020): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 53
Score: 55.5
Vulnerability 0.455
Readiness 0.566

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 74th most vulnerable country and the 33rd 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
Ranking
52
52
55
58
58
58
56
55
53
52
43
51
53
56
52
49
49
48
45
52
46
50
46
53
55
53
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.455
Food
0.649
Projected change of cereal yields
0.901
Projected population change
0.209
Food import dependency
0.402
Rural population
0.745
Agriculture capacity
0.988
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.192
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.430
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.465
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
0.900
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.291
Natural capital dependency
0.069
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.834
Human Habitat
0.364
Projected change of warm periods
0.369
Projected change of flood hazard
0.252
Urban concentration
0.255
Age dependency ratio
-
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.580
Infrastructure
0.343
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
0.225
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.413