Saint Lucia

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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