Syria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 4,772.46 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 24,672,760 HDI (2024): 0.56
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 152
Score: 38.0
Vulnerability 0.521
Readiness 0.281

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Syria 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. Syria is the 42nd most vulnerable country and the 157th 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
Ranking
120
118
118
118
118
112
111
109
111
117
125
126
127
130
127
128
136
149
155
159
163
165
168
169
170
173
173
153
153
152
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.521
Food
0.502
Projected change of cereal yields
0.651
Projected population change
0.317
Food import dependency
0.332
Rural population
0.301
Agriculture capacity
0.938
Child malnutrition
0.475
Water
0.826
Projected change of annual runoff
0.751
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.867
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.724
Dam capacity
0.788
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.515
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.399
Slum population
0.415
Medical staff
0.891
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.568
Projected change of biome distribution
0.682
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.416
Natural capital dependency
0.331
Ecological footprint
0.218
Protected biome
0.977
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.785
Human Habitat
0.488
Projected change of warm periods
0.092
Projected change of flood hazard
0.581
Urban concentration
0.699
Age dependency ratio
0.485
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.718
Paved roads
0.354
Infrastructure
0.225
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.472
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0
Dependency on imported energy
0.510
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.024
Electricity access
0.117
Disaster preparedness
-