Zambia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,077.00 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 20,723,965 HDI (2023): 0.59
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 130
Score: 40.6
Vulnerability 0.485
Readiness 0.296

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 59th most vulnerable country and the 137th 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
141
140
140
142
139
138
137
138
138
139
139
138
136
138
140
144
143
139
139
133
138
133
137
140
139
142
138
130
130
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.485
Food
0.566
Projected change of cereal yields
0.925
Projected population change
0.677
Food import dependency
0.103
Rural population
0.578
Agriculture capacity
0.941
Child malnutrition
0.174
Water
0.189
Projected change of annual runoff
0.440
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.253
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.017
Water dependency ratio
0.235
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.755
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
0.925
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.437
Projected change of biome distribution
0.824
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.379
Ecological footprint
0.156
Protected biome
0.456
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.810
Human Habitat
0.585
Projected change of warm periods
0.173
Projected change of flood hazard
0.697
Urban concentration
0.422
Age dependency ratio
0.737
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.692
Paved roads
0.786
Infrastructure
0.375
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.693
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.090
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.494
Disaster preparedness
0.600