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GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 61,102.92 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 33,264,292 | HDI (2023): 0.90 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
41
Score: 57.9
Vulnerability
0.408
Readiness
0.566
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 103rd most vulnerable country and the 30th 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 | 111 | 108 | 109 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 102 | 95 | 106 | 108 | 97 | 88 | 84 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 41 |
Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.408 | |
Food | 0.408 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.675 | |
Projected population change | 0.325 | |
Food import dependency | 0.209 | |
Rural population | 0.162 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.915 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.161 | |
Water | 0.398 | |
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 | 0.992 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
Health | 0.360 | |
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 | 0.725 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.203 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.491 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.471 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.637 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.148 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.468 | |
Protected biome | 0.422 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.802 | |
Human Habitat | 0.522 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.296 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.541 | |
Urban concentration | 0.838 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.308 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.359 | |
Paved roads | 0.791 | |
Infrastructure | 0.270 | |
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 | 0.950 |