Trinidad & Tobago

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 25,023.70 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 1,399,491 HDI (2020): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 90
Score: 48.2
Vulnerability 0.376
Readiness 0.341

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Trinidad & Tobago places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Trinidad & Tobago is the 138th most vulnerable country and the 131st 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
Ranking
49
49
48
50
53
56
59
60
61
57
55
81
83
84
84
84
84
84
82
80
78
85
82
87
90
90
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.376
Food
0.397
Projected change of cereal yields
0.949
Projected population change
0.102
Food import dependency
0.177
Rural population
0.504
Agriculture capacity
0.360
Child malnutrition
0.291
Water
0.343
Projected change of annual runoff
0.622
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.033
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.074
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.987
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.371
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.002
Slum population
0.055
Medical staff
0.838
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.396
Projected change of biome distribution
0.400
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.317
Natural capital dependency
0.014
Ecological footprint
0.560
Protected biome
0.345
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.737
Human Habitat
0.479
Projected change of warm periods
0.396
Projected change of flood hazard
0.362
Urban concentration
0.496
Age dependency ratio
0.452
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.672
Paved roads
0.494
Infrastructure
0.269
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.272
Dependency on imported energy
0.338
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.168
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.400