Swaziland

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 10,887.00 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 1,201,670 HDI (2022): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 130
Score: 42.6
Vulnerability 0.458
Readiness 0.309

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 70th 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 21 22
Ranking
111
110
110
111
110
113
113
115
113
115
111
127
128
128
127
134
136
139
133
133
130
126
120
126
128
124
131
130
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.458
Food
0.528
Projected change of cereal yields
0.903
Projected population change
0.258
Food import dependency
0.293
Rural population
0.813
Agriculture capacity
0.822
Child malnutrition
0.082
Water
0.470
Projected change of annual runoff
0.209
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.387
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.347
Water dependency ratio
0.415
Dam capacity
0.993
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.577
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
0.837
Slum population
0.109
Medical staff
0.911
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.514
Projected change of biome distribution
0.894
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.544
Ecological footprint
0.268
Protected biome
0.530
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.850
Human Habitat
0.460
Projected change of warm periods
0.072
Projected change of flood hazard
0.709
Urban concentration
0.187
Age dependency ratio
0.624
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.706
Infrastructure
0.197
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.311
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.179
Disaster preparedness
0.300