Swaziland

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 8,865.74 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,160,164 HDI (2020): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 141
Score: 39.6
Vulnerability 0.519
Readiness 0.312

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Swaziland 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. Swaziland is the 46th most vulnerable country and the 147th 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
Ranking
109
108
109
109
108
112
116
118
118
123
116
131
132
132
133
139
140
140
140
138
136
139
136
140
142
141
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.519
Food
0.535
Projected change of cereal yields
0.903
Projected population change
0.258
Food import dependency
0.322
Rural population
0.817
Agriculture capacity
0.821
Child malnutrition
0.091
Water
0.445
Projected change of annual runoff
0.209
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.387
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.342
Water dependency ratio
0.415
Dam capacity
0.873
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.630
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.663
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.943
Slum population
0.329
Medical staff
0.850
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.510
Projected change of biome distribution
0.894
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.544
Ecological footprint
0.244
Protected biome
0.530
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.850
Human Habitat
0.474
Projected change of warm periods
0.072
Projected change of flood hazard
0.709
Urban concentration
0.183
Age dependency ratio
0.700
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.706
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.205
Disaster preparedness
0.825