Bangladesh

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 8,354.72 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 171,186,372 HDI (2022): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 173
Score: 36.0
Vulnerability 0.554
Readiness 0.275

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 24th most vulnerable country and the 168th 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
Ranking
151
150
153
149
153
152
154
156
158
156
146
120
119
114
115
106
106
104
101
170
171
166
166
166
163
164
171
173
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.554
Food
0.580
Projected change of cereal yields
0.979
Projected population change
0.223
Food import dependency
0.260
Rural population
0.650
Agriculture capacity
0.918
Child malnutrition
0.451
Water
0.541
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
0.919
Access to reliable drinking water
0.415
Health
0.685
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
0.264
Slum population
0.523
Medical staff
0.958
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
0.548
Projected change of warm periods
0.026
Projected change of flood hazard
0.854
Urban concentration
0.350
Age dependency ratio
0.456
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.692
Paved roads
0.912
Infrastructure
0.482
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.434
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.547
Dependency on imported energy
0.398
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.506
Electricity access
0.006
Disaster preparedness
1.000