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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2016): 3,580.69 Int. Dollar | Population (2016): 162,951,560 | HDI (2016): 0.58 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
160
Score: 35.2
Trend:
same
Vulnerability
0.547
Readiness
0.251
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 33rd most vulnerable country and the 25th least ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 159 | 158 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 156 | 154 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 156 | 157 | 156 | 155 | 155 | 153 | 154 | 157 | 162 | 161 | 160 |
| Indicator | 1997 to 2016 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.547 | |
| Food | 0.654 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.979 | |
| Projected population change | 0.223 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.728 | |
| Rural population | 0.700 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.779 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.514 | |
| Water | 0.469 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.406 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.302 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.041 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.914 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.991 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.163 | |
| Health | 0.672 | |
| 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 | 0.404 | |
| Slum population | 0.568 | |
| Medical staff | 0.985 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.406 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.488 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.304 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.346 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.209 | |
| Protected biome | 0.783 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.802 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.517 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.026 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.854 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.158 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.508 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.646 | |
| Paved roads | 0.912 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.480 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.434 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.547 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.735 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.512 | |
| Electricity access | 0.376 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.275 |