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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 10,822.85 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 11,818,618 | HDI (2020): 0.74 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
67
Score: 52.5
Vulnerability
0.390
Readiness
0.440
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Tunisia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Tunisia is well positioned to adapt. Tunisia is the 122nd most vulnerable country and the 81st 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 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 67 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.390 | |
| Food | 0.387 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.654 | |
| Projected population change | 0.195 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.162 | |
| Rural population | 0.328 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.889 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.095 | |
| Water | 0.393 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.152 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.961 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.091 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.942 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.212 | |
| Health | 0.338 | |
| 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 | 0.013 | |
| Slum population | 0.084 | |
| Medical staff | 0.862 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.197 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.366 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.419 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.147 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.267 | |
| Protected biome | 0.306 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.490 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.441 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.117 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.381 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.672 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.492 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.744 | |
| Paved roads | 0.239 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.416 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.165 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.792 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.492 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.613 |