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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,457.61 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 18,383,956 | HDI (2020): 0.58 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
138
Score: 40.0
Vulnerability
0.521
Readiness
0.321
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 42nd most vulnerable country and the 143rd 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 |
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| Ranking | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 133 | 135 | 138 | 135 | 139 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 139 | 138 | 133 | 136 | 135 | 135 | 134 | 135 | 138 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.521 | |
| Food | 0.570 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.925 | |
| Projected population change | 0.677 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.133 | |
| Rural population | 0.597 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.899 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.191 | |
| Water | 0.189 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.440 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.253 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.016 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.235 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.777 | |
| 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 | 0.560 | |
| Medical staff | 0.963 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.434 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.379 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.135 | |
| Protected biome | 0.456 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.810 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.595 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.173 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.697 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.403 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.818 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.692 | |
| Paved roads | 0.786 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.560 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.693 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.700 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | - | |
| Electricity access | 0.561 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.288 |