Yemen

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,164.32 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 39,390,799 HDI (2023): 0.47
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 173
Score: 34.2
Vulnerability 0.534
Readiness 0.219

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Yemen places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Yemen is the 34th most vulnerable country and the 175th 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 23
Ranking
148
149
155
157
156
153
156
155
154
151
143
143
143
143
143
144
147
146
147
160
163
169
166
168
169
172
169
173
173
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.534
Food
0.675
Projected change of cereal yields
0.689
Projected population change
0.428
Food import dependency
0.623
Rural population
0.648
Agriculture capacity
0.967
Child malnutrition
0.694
Water
0.399
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.997
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.782
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.667
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.791
Slum population
0.446
Medical staff
0.969
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.817
Ecosystem Services
0.571
Projected change of biome distribution
0.647
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.541
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.198
Protected biome
0.675
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.793
Human Habitat
0.629
Projected change of warm periods
0.319
Projected change of flood hazard
0.653
Urban concentration
0.352
Age dependency ratio
0.734
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.795
Paved roads
0.920
Infrastructure
0.149
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.047
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.095
Electricity access
0.166
Disaster preparedness
-