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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 9,646.77 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 173,562,364 | HDI (2024): 0.69 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
159
Score: 37.0
Vulnerability
0.544
Readiness
0.284
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 30th most vulnerable country and the 156th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 164 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 161 | 163 | 150 | 121 | 123 | 115 | 115 | 107 | 105 | 107 | 105 | 176 | 173 | 172 | 170 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 168 | 151 | 151 | 159 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.544 | |
| Food | 0.582 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.979 | |
| Projected population change | 0.223 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.202 | |
| Rural population | 0.725 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.921 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.442 | |
| Water | 0.651 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.594 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.698 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.293 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.914 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.990 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.414 | |
| Health | 0.650 | |
| 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 | 0.118 | |
| Slum population | 0.520 | |
| Medical staff | 0.955 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.639 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.502 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.304 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.352 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.213 | |
| Protected biome | 0.860 | |
| 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 | 0.275 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.500 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.692 | |
| Paved roads | 0.912 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.333 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.434 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.547 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.456 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.506 | |
| Electricity access | 0.005 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.051 |