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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 11,799.20 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 1,242,822 | HDI (2024): 0.69 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
139
Score: 40.9
Vulnerability
0.482
Readiness
0.301
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 67th most vulnerable country and the 146th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 134 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 135 | 134 | 135 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 136 | 131 | 133 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 137 | 139 | 132 | 129 | 136 | 137 | 137 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 139 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.482 | |
| Food | 0.526 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.903 | |
| Projected population change | 0.258 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.308 | |
| Rural population | 0.794 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.816 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.074 | |
| Water | 0.612 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.791 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.613 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.347 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.415 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.879 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.626 | |
| Health | 0.567 | |
| 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 | 0.963 | |
| Slum population | 0.172 | |
| Medical staff | 0.838 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.400 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.569 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.894 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.544 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.268 | |
| Protected biome | 0.860 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.850 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.454 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.072 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.709 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.206 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.579 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | 0.706 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.165 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.189 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.137 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.333 |