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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 5,138.65 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 164,689,383 | HDI (2020): 0.63 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
164
Score: 36.9
Vulnerability
0.541
Readiness
0.278
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Bangladesh 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. Bangladesh is the 29th most vulnerable country and the 167th 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 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 152 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 157 | 161 | 148 | 118 | 120 | 119 | 120 | 108 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 164 | 163 | 164 | 164 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.541 | |
| Food | 0.574 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.979 | |
| Projected population change | 0.223 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.260 | |
| Rural population | 0.666 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.872 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.445 | |
| Water | 0.554 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.406 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.302 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.289 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.914 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.990 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.425 | |
| Health | 0.660 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 1.000 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.667 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.221 | |
| Slum population | 0.484 | |
| Medical staff | 0.963 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.627 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.489 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.304 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.352 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.208 | |
| Protected biome | 0.783 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.802 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.543 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.026 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.854 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.334 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.462 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.669 | |
| Paved roads | 0.912 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.423 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.434 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.547 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.728 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.515 | |
| Electricity access | 0.038 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.275 |