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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): - | Population (2021): 21,324,367 | HDI (2021): 0.58 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
156
Score: 38.3
Vulnerability
0.462
Readiness
0.227
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 66th most vulnerable country and the 184th 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 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 110 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 107 | 109 | 116 | 119 | 120 | 122 | 116 | 118 | 124 | 134 | 143 | 143 | 151 | 150 | 156 | 159 | 158 | 158 | 156 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.462 | |
| Food | 0.544 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.651 | |
| Projected population change | 0.317 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.332 | |
| Rural population | 0.473 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.965 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.523 | |
| Water | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.249 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.133 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.724 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.721 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.452 | |
| 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 | 0.037 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.900 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.682 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.416 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.331 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.231 | |
| Protected biome | 0.445 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.785 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.465 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.092 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.581 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.527 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.598 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.638 | |
| Paved roads | 0.354 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.266 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.472 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.565 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.024 | |
| Electricity access | 0.110 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.425 |