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GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,791.45 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 18,077,573 | HDI (2023): 0.53 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
133
Score: 40.4
Vulnerability
0.535
Readiness
0.342
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Senegal 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. Senegal is the 33rd most vulnerable country and the 110th 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 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 130 | 125 | 136 | 128 | 137 | 150 | 153 | 152 | 144 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 134 | 133 | 135 | 133 |
Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.535 | |
Food | 0.641 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.982 | |
Projected population change | 0.616 | |
Food import dependency | 0.291 | |
Rural population | 0.543 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.992 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.421 | |
Water | 0.507 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.482 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.380 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.102 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.338 | |
Dam capacity | 0.996 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.744 | |
Health | 0.682 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.882 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.702 | |
Slum population | 0.319 | |
Medical staff | 0.984 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.869 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.407 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.600 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.343 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.245 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.198 | |
Protected biome | 0.488 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.567 | |
Human Habitat | 0.547 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.325 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.442 | |
Urban concentration | 0.457 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.696 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.713 | |
Paved roads | 0.650 | |
Infrastructure | 0.426 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.436 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.314 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.694 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.424 | |
Electricity access | 0.261 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |