Sri Lanka

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 14,182.31 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 22,181,000 HDI (2022): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 110
Score: 45.6
Vulnerability 0.466
Readiness 0.379

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Sri Lanka places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Sri Lanka is the 62nd most vulnerable country and the 107th 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
Ranking
103
103
101
99
101
105
103
98
100
101
118
118
119
119
122
124
124
124
120
109
108
109
111
109
106
106
108
110
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.466
Food
0.591
Projected change of cereal yields
0.963
Projected population change
0.130
Food import dependency
0.217
Rural population
0.873
Agriculture capacity
0.741
Child malnutrition
0.619
Water
0.499
Projected change of annual runoff
0.952
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.369
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.210
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.926
Access to reliable drinking water
0.536
Health
0.497
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.150
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.875
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.402
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.367
Natural capital dependency
0.199
Ecological footprint
0.243
Protected biome
0.463
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.672
Human Habitat
0.550
Projected change of warm periods
0.353
Projected change of flood hazard
0.782
Urban concentration
0.127
Age dependency ratio
0.515
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.858
Infrastructure
0.258
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.386
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.259
Dependency on imported energy
0.598
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.231
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.075