Sierra Leone

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 1,727.11 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 7,976,985 HDI (2020): 0.45
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 155
Score: 37.7
Vulnerability 0.563
Readiness 0.316

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 19th most vulnerable country and the 144th 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
Ranking
166
166
168
168
169
170
163
160
162
155
164
167
165
167
162
169
165
159
159
157
156
155
155
155
155
155
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.563
Food
0.622
Projected change of cereal yields
0.962
Projected population change
0.406
Food import dependency
0.514
Rural population
0.615
Agriculture capacity
0.990
Child malnutrition
0.245
Water
0.460
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
0.915
Health
0.697
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
1.000
Slum population
0.606
Medical staff
0.970
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.878
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
0.668
Projected change of warm periods
0.315
Projected change of flood hazard
0.820
Urban concentration
0.385
Age dependency ratio
0.746
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.815
Paved roads
0.927
Infrastructure
0.351
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
0.219
Electricity access
0.746
Disaster preparedness
0.288