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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 9,730.07 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 1,192,271 | HDI (2021): 0.60 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
133
Score: 42.0
Vulnerability
0.476
Readiness
0.316
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 57th most vulnerable country and the 145th 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 |
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| Ranking | 112 | 112 | 111 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 109 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 127 | 132 | 136 | 136 | 132 | 128 | 127 | 131 | 123 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 133 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.476 | |
| Food | 0.530 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.903 | |
| Projected population change | 0.258 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.293 | |
| Rural population | 0.815 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.821 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.091 | |
| Water | 0.446 | |
| 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 | 0.875 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.569 | |
| 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 | 0.803 | |
| Slum population | 0.109 | |
| Medical staff | 0.906 | |
| 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 | 0.461 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.072 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.709 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.185 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.632 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | 0.706 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.335 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.308 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.205 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.825 |