Venezuela

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 17,402.28 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 28,301,696 HDI (2022): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 143
Score: 41.0
Vulnerability 0.374
Readiness 0.194

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Venezuela 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. Venezuela is the 127th most vulnerable country and the 190th 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
88
88
88
90
90
89
92
101
105
101
101
110
113
115
118
123
122
124
124
125
130
131
137
140
138
145
143
143
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.374
Food
0.450
Projected change of cereal yields
0.979
Projected population change
0.250
Food import dependency
0.290
Rural population
0.125
Agriculture capacity
0.887
Child malnutrition
0.168
Water
0.220
Projected change of annual runoff
0.447
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.238
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.024
Water dependency ratio
0.392
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.474
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.656
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.016
Slum population
0.259
Medical staff
0.874
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.738
Ecosystem Services
0.350
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.329
Natural capital dependency
0.193
Ecological footprint
0.163
Protected biome
0.320
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.555
Human Habitat
0.595
Projected change of warm periods
0.281
Projected change of flood hazard
0.520
Urban concentration
0.875
Age dependency ratio
0.561
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.665
Infrastructure
0.153
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.430
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.087
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.246
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-