Zimbabwe

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,820.36 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 16,340,822 HDI (2023): 0.60
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 174
Score: 34.0
Vulnerability 0.498
Readiness 0.179

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Zimbabwe 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. Zimbabwe is the 52nd most vulnerable country and the 186th 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
140
141
144
145
157
171
170
172
173
175
172
171
173
176
176
177
177
176
178
180
180
179
179
178
177
177
176
174
174
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.498
Food
0.559
Projected change of cereal yields
0.902
Projected population change
0.440
Food import dependency
0.215
Rural population
0.727
Agriculture capacity
0.949
Child malnutrition
0.120
Water
0.392
Projected change of annual runoff
0.440
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.435
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.343
Water dependency ratio
0.387
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.745
Health
0.700
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
0.218
Medical staff
0.928
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.690
Ecosystem Services
0.514
Projected change of biome distribution
0.706
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.787
Ecological footprint
0.205
Protected biome
0.548
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.549
Projected change of warm periods
0.084
Projected change of flood hazard
0.688
Urban concentration
0.273
Age dependency ratio
0.765
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.817
Infrastructure
0.276
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.626
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.170
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.384
Disaster preparedness
0.200