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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 25,974.20 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 179,285 | HDI (2023): 0.75 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
63
Score: 52.5
Vulnerability
0.375
Readiness
0.425
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 124th most vulnerable country and the 77th 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 |
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| Ranking | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.375 | |
| Food | 0.563 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.913 | |
| Projected population change | 0.167 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.439 | |
| Rural population | 0.871 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.835 | |
| 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 | 0.571 | |
| 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 | 0.444 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.877 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.357 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.317 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.001 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.271 | |
| Protected biome | - | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.838 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.227 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.342 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.122 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.129 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.315 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | - | |
| Infrastructure | 0.158 | |
| 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 | 0.175 |