Trinidad & Tobago

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 29,910.14 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 1,531,044 HDI (2022): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 100
Score: 48.2
Vulnerability 0.375
Readiness 0.338

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 125th most vulnerable country and the 135th 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
Ranking
48
52
49
50
51
54
58
60
60
58
59
85
86
89
91
89
86
84
84
86
85
90
86
91
99
99
100
100
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.375
Food
0.495
Projected change of cereal yields
0.949
Projected population change
0.102
Food import dependency
0.324
Rural population
0.503
Agriculture capacity
0.827
Child malnutrition
0.262
Water
0.346
Projected change of annual runoff
0.622
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.033
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.075
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.999
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.358
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
0.076
Medical staff
0.752
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.377
Projected change of biome distribution
0.400
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.317
Natural capital dependency
0.014
Ecological footprint
0.448
Protected biome
0.345
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.737
Human Habitat
0.472
Projected change of warm periods
0.396
Projected change of flood hazard
0.362
Urban concentration
0.497
Age dependency ratio
0.419
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.494
Infrastructure
0.200
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
Disaster preparedness
0.250