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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 36,328.51 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 1,368,333 | HDI (2024): 0.81 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
98
Score: 47.1
Vulnerability
0.386
Readiness
0.327
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 140th most vulnerable country and the 134th 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 |
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| Ranking | 60 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 99 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 98 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.386 | |
| Food | 0.486 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.949 | |
| Projected population change | 0.102 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.258 | |
| Rural population | 0.496 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.844 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.264 | |
| Water | 0.453 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.378 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.967 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.075 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.988 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.310 | |
| Health | 0.401 | |
| 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 | 0.003 | |
| Slum population | 0.087 | |
| Medical staff | 0.721 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.632 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.305 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.400 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.317 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.014 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.332 | |
| Protected biome | 0.027 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.737 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.469 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.396 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.362 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.504 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.390 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.667 | |
| Paved roads | 0.494 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.204 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.272 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.243 | |
| Electricity access | 0.013 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.256 |