Zambia

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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