Saint Lucia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 27,567.33 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 179,744 HDI (2024): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 57
Score: 53.6
Vulnerability 0.345
Readiness 0.417

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 167th most vulnerable country and the 84th 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
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36
37
37
36
36
38
40
38
39
37
37
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40
39
38
39
37
44
44
42
43
48
50
57
59
56
55
57
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.345
Food
0.545
Projected change of cereal yields
0.913
Projected population change
0.167
Food import dependency
0.439
Rural population
0.764
Agriculture capacity
0.837
Child malnutrition
0.153
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
0.362
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
0.170
Slum population
0.004
Medical staff
0.676
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.404
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.317
Natural capital dependency
0.001
Ecological footprint
0.384
Protected biome
0.480
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.254
Projected change of warm periods
0.342
Projected change of flood hazard
0.122
Urban concentration
0.236
Age dependency ratio
0.314
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.160
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
0.179