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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,773.90 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 8,420,641 | HDI (2021): 0.48 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
166
Score: 37.0
Vulnerability
0.561
Readiness
0.301
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 18th most vulnerable country and the 154th 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 | 171 | 171 | 173 | 177 | 176 | 175 | 170 | 163 | 165 | 162 | 168 | 175 | 170 | 173 | 168 | 174 | 168 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 163 | 165 | 166 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.561 | |
| Food | 0.628 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.962 | |
| Projected population change | 0.406 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.514 | |
| Rural population | 0.610 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.990 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.286 | |
| 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 | 0.681 | |
| 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 | 0.511 | |
| Medical staff | 0.973 | |
| 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 | 0.665 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.315 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.820 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.390 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.721 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.815 | |
| Paved roads | 0.927 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.350 | |
| 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 | 0.746 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.288 |