Swaziland

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 11,245.15 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 1,230,506 HDI (2023): 0.69
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 129
Score: 40.9
Vulnerability 0.448
Readiness 0.265

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 74th most vulnerable country and the 156th 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
Ranking
102
102
100
101
101
102
109
110
105
108
99
117
117
114
118
120
128
130
127
125
127
121
110
119
124
122
128
128
129
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.448
Food
0.529
Projected change of cereal yields
0.903
Projected population change
0.258
Food import dependency
0.308
Rural population
0.811
Agriculture capacity
0.822
Child malnutrition
0.074
Water
0.447
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
0.879
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.582
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
0.926
Slum population
0.109
Medical staff
0.848
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
0.452
Projected change of warm periods
0.072
Projected change of flood hazard
0.709
Urban concentration
0.189
Age dependency ratio
0.584
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.706
Infrastructure
0.161
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.206
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.137
Disaster preparedness
0.300