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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 4,214.89 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 21,314,956 | HDI (2024): 0.59 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
149
Score: 39.1
Vulnerability
0.492
Readiness
0.274
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Zambia 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. Zambia is the 57th most vulnerable country and the 161st 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 115 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 117 | 119 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 132 | 136 | 139 | 140 | 142 | 142 | 149 | 147 | 149 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.492 | |
| Food | 0.571 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.925 | |
| Projected population change | 0.677 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.119 | |
| Rural population | 0.587 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.942 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.174 | |
| Water | 0.312 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.560 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.747 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.017 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.235 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.748 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | 0.487 | |
| Medical staff | 0.891 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.364 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.379 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.163 | |
| Protected biome | 0.008 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.810 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.581 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.173 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.697 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.413 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.726 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.692 | |
| Paved roads | 0.786 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.377 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.693 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.085 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.494 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.615 |