Venezuela

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 17,527.75 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 28,435,943 HDI (2020): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 138
Score: 40.0
Vulnerability 0.389
Readiness 0.190

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 125th most vulnerable country and the 191st 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
Ranking
88
88
88
88
89
88
90
98
103
100
98
107
110
112
117
119
119
123
125
123
125
124
131
138
135
138
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.389
Food
0.429
Projected change of cereal yields
0.979
Projected population change
0.250
Food import dependency
0.290
Rural population
0.126
Agriculture capacity
0.746
Child malnutrition
0.186
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
0.521
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
0.001
Slum population
0.452
Medical staff
0.925
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.786
Ecosystem Services
0.351
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.329
Natural capital dependency
0.193
Ecological footprint
0.172
Protected biome
0.320
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.555
Human Habitat
0.605
Projected change of warm periods
0.281
Projected change of flood hazard
0.520
Urban concentration
0.874
Age dependency ratio
0.544
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.744
Paved roads
0.665
Infrastructure
0.209
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.430
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.087
Dependency on imported energy
0.090
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.144
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.500