Somalia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 1,556.52 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 18,358,615 HDI (2023): 0.40
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 164
Score: 35.7
Vulnerability 0.611
Readiness 0.325

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Somalia 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. Somalia is the 7th most vulnerable country and the 121st 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
181
182
181
181
181
181
181
174
184
186
181
144
144
145
146
131
131
125
123
123
123
162
163
165
164
165
166
165
164
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.611
Food
0.719
Projected change of cereal yields
0.845
Projected population change
0.605
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0.561
Agriculture capacity
0.995
Child malnutrition
0.591
Water
0.512
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.499
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.471
Water dependency ratio
0.592
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.869
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.667
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.998
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.682
Ecosystem Services
0.650
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.551
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.194
Protected biome
0.973
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.931
Human Habitat
0.665
Projected change of warm periods
0.327
Projected change of flood hazard
0.668
Urban concentration
0.439
Age dependency ratio
0.874
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.795
Paved roads
0.887
Infrastructure
0.247
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.024
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.212
Electricity access
0.502
Disaster preparedness
0.250