Bangladesh

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
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154
156
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159
156
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155
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157
162
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160
Denotes worst scores
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