Saint Lucia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 12,709.83 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 183,629 HDI (2020): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 59
Score: 54.4
Vulnerability 0.359
Readiness 0.446

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 149th 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
Ranking
37
37
37
38
37
37
37
42
40
42
32
46
44
43
45
45
44
49
49
52
52
47
52
56
59
59
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.359
Food
0.579
Projected change of cereal yields
0.913
Projected population change
0.167
Food import dependency
0.430
Rural population
0.875
Agriculture capacity
0.925
Child malnutrition
0.168
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.121
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.996
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.395
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
0.036
Slum population
0.115
Medical staff
0.863
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.366
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.317
Natural capital dependency
0.001
Ecological footprint
0.307
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.239
Projected change of warm periods
0.342
Projected change of flood hazard
0.122
Urban concentration
0.125
Age dependency ratio
0.368
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.215
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
0.093
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.500