Sierra Leone

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,367.51 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 8,460,512 HDI (2023): 0.47
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 175
Score: 33.8
Vulnerability 0.597
Readiness 0.272

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Sierra Leone 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. Sierra Leone is the 9th most vulnerable country and the 151st 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
Ranking
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177
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175
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.597
Food
0.623
Projected change of cereal yields
0.962
Projected population change
0.406
Food import dependency
0.514
Rural population
0.600
Agriculture capacity
0.993
Child malnutrition
0.260
Water
0.459
Projected change of annual runoff
0.564
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.286
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.001
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.993
Access to reliable drinking water
0.910
Health
0.664
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.393
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.926
Slum population
0.511
Medical staff
0.965
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.856
Ecosystem Services
0.581
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.479
Natural capital dependency
0.703
Ecological footprint
0.191
Protected biome
0.727
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.761
Human Habitat
0.660
Projected change of warm periods
0.315
Projected change of flood hazard
0.820
Urban concentration
0.400
Age dependency ratio
0.684
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.815
Paved roads
0.927
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.151
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.214
Electricity access
0.652
Disaster preparedness
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