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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 6,241.86 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 235,536 | HDI (2024): 0.64 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
134
Score: 41.6
Vulnerability
0.527
Readiness
0.359
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Sao Tome & Principe places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Sao Tome & Principe is the 39th most vulnerable country and the 119th 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 |
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| Ranking | 140 | 140 | 139 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 142 | 145 | 145 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 137 | 136 | 136 | 126 | 127 | 126 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 126 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 134 | 136 | 134 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.527 | |
| Food | 0.546 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.877 | |
| Projected population change | 0.422 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.506 | |
| Rural population | 0.335 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.967 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.169 | |
| Water | 0.515 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.778 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.696 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.016 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.957 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.641 | |
| Health | 0.734 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | 0.831 | |
| Medical staff | 0.913 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.666 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.357 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.376 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.212 | |
| Protected biome | 0 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.842 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.593 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.446 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.756 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.665 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.683 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.685 | |
| Paved roads | 0.323 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.415 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.372 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.123 | |
| Electricity access | 0.189 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.974 |