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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 9,147.78 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 171,466,990 | HDI (2023): 0.69 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
178
Score: 32.9
Vulnerability
0.568
Readiness
0.226
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 18th most vulnerable country and the 171st 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 |
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| Ranking | 155 | 154 | 152 | 145 | 149 | 158 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 165 | 153 | 124 | 112 | 111 | 113 | 105 | 107 | 98 | 98 | 167 | 168 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 175 | 177 | 178 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.568 | |
| Food | 0.577 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.979 | |
| Projected population change | 0.223 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.260 | |
| Rural population | 0.642 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.919 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.442 | |
| Water | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.406 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.302 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.293 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.914 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.990 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.415 | |
| Health | 0.744 | |
| 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 | 0.612 | |
| Slum population | 0.523 | |
| Medical staff | 0.961 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.698 | |
| 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 | 0.209 | |
| Protected biome | 0.783 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.802 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.026 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.854 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.358 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.505 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.692 | |
| Paved roads | 0.912 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.489 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.434 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.547 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.443 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.506 | |
| Electricity access | 0.005 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 1.000 |