Sudan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 2,740.42 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 50,042,791 HDI (2023): 0.51
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 184
Score: 30.2
Vulnerability 0.612
Readiness 0.216

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Sudan 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. Sudan is the 6th most vulnerable country and the 177th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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184
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.612
Food
0.705
Projected change of cereal yields
0.962
Projected population change
0.467
Food import dependency
0.475
Rural population
0.686
Agriculture capacity
0.967
Child malnutrition
0.674
Water
0.723
Projected change of annual runoff
0.492
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.269
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.961
Dam capacity
0.891
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.774
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.667
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.919
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.585
Slum population
0.744
Medical staff
0.957
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.660
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.672
Natural capital dependency
0.915
Ecological footprint
0.184
Protected biome
0.777
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.814
Human Habitat
0.548
Projected change of warm periods
0.203
Projected change of flood hazard
0.696
Urban concentration
0.314
Age dependency ratio
0.737
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.692
Paved roads
0.645
Infrastructure
0.261
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.548
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.006
Dependency on imported energy
0.189
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.031
Electricity access
0.344
Disaster preparedness
0.450