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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 3,660.84 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 16,320,537 | HDI (2022): 0.55 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
171
Score: 36.2
Vulnerability
0.496
Readiness
0.220
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 51st 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 |
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| Ranking | 150 | 150 | 153 | 157 | 163 | 169 | 173 | 177 | 175 | 177 | 177 | 176 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 171 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.496 | |
| Food | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.902 | |
| Projected population change | 0.440 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.207 | |
| Rural population | 0.729 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.949 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.119 | |
| Water | 0.379 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.440 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.435 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.263 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.387 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.745 | |
| Health | 0.699 | |
| 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 | 0.925 | |
| 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 | 0.547 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.084 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.688 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.271 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.757 | |
| 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 | 0.052 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.504 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.200 |