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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 4,759.28 Int. Dollar | Population (2018): 41,801,533 | HDI (2018): 0.51 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
174
Score: 32.3
Vulnerability
0.611
Readiness
0.257
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 22nd least 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 |
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| Ranking | 176 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 172 | 173 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 170 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 173 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 173 | 174 |
| Indicator | 1999 to 2018 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.611 | |
| Food | 0.663 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.962 | |
| Projected population change | 0.467 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.284 | |
| Rural population | 0.704 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.937 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.627 | |
| Water | 0.720 | |
| 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 | 0.876 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.720 | |
| 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 | 0.088 | |
| Slum population | 0.960 | |
| Medical staff | 0.967 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.659 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.600 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.672 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.902 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.191 | |
| Protected biome | 0.777 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.814 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.555 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.203 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.696 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.296 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.766 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.723 | |
| Paved roads | 0.645 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.348 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.548 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.006 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.652 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.017 | |
| Electricity access | 0.436 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.431 |