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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 48,710.95 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 35,950,396 | HDI (2021): 0.88 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
46
Score: 57.2
Vulnerability
0.405
Readiness
0.548
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Saudi Arabia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Saudi Arabia is well positioned to adapt. Saudi Arabia is the 102nd most vulnerable country and the 37th 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 |
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| Ranking | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 98 | 102 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.405 | |
| Food | 0.462 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.675 | |
| Projected population change | 0.325 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.236 | |
| Rural population | 0.167 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.834 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.536 | |
| Water | 0.399 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.993 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.396 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.212 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.693 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.418 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.486 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.471 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.637 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.148 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.440 | |
| Protected biome | 0.422 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.802 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.296 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.541 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.833 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.374 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.485 | |
| Paved roads | 0.791 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.134 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.039 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.194 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |