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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2019): 3,688.52 Int. Dollar | Population (2019): 28,498,687 | HDI (2019): 0.47 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
172
Score: 34.7
Vulnerability
0.557
Readiness
0.250
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 22nd most vulnerable country and the 14th least 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 |
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| Ranking | 158 | 159 | 158 | 159 | 156 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 155 | 152 | 150 | 146 | 151 | 147 | 143 | 150 | 148 | 154 | 158 | 164 | 169 | 171 | 172 | 172 |
| Indicator | 2000 to 2019 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.557 | |
| Food | 0.683 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.689 | |
| Projected population change | 0.428 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.641 | |
| Rural population | 0.683 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.985 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.672 | |
| 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 | 0.996 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.714 | |
| 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 | 0.293 | |
| Slum population | 0.679 | |
| Medical staff | 0.934 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.572 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.647 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.541 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.202 | |
| Protected biome | 0.675 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.793 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.612 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.319 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.653 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.317 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.726 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.738 | |
| Paved roads | 0.920 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.361 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.047 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.286 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.091 | |
| Electricity access | 0.380 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.925 |