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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |