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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 14,332.22 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 179,651 | HDI (2021): 0.71 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
68
Score: 52.9
Vulnerability
0.397
Readiness
0.454
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Saint Lucia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Saint Lucia is well positioned to adapt. Saint Lucia is the 106th most vulnerable country and the 75th 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 |
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Ranking | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 68 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.397 | |
Food | 0.571 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.913 | |
Projected population change | 0.167 | |
Food import dependency | 0.439 | |
Rural population | 0.874 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.868 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.168 | |
Water | - | |
Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | - | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.122 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
Dam capacity | 0.996 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
Health | 0.580 | |
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 | 0.493 | |
Slum population | - | |
Medical staff | 0.865 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.362 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.317 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.001 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.293 | |
Protected biome | - | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.838 | |
Human Habitat | 0.232 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.342 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.122 | |
Urban concentration | 0.126 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.339 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
Paved roads | - | |
Infrastructure | 0.240 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.267 | |
Dependency on imported energy | - | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.192 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.500 |