Bangladesh

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 6,493.81 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 169,356,251 HDI (2021): 0.66
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 163
Score: 37.5
Vulnerability 0.531
Readiness 0.281

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 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 21
Ranking
157
157
158
153
154
154
157
156
159
157
146
121
122
121
120
108
107
107
105
171
171
166
166
165
164
163
163
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.531
Food
0.573
Projected change of cereal yields
0.979
Projected population change
0.223
Food import dependency
0.260
Rural population
0.658
Agriculture capacity
0.871
Child malnutrition
0.445
Water
0.555
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
0.425
Health
0.662
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
0.193
Slum population
0.523
Medical staff
0.961
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
0.211
Protected biome
0.783
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.544
Projected change of warm periods
0.026
Projected change of flood hazard
0.854
Urban concentration
0.342
Age dependency ratio
0.463
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.669
Paved roads
0.912
Infrastructure
0.363
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.434
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.547
Dependency on imported energy
0.379
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.506
Electricity access
0.038
Disaster preparedness
0.275