Bhutan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 11,130.22 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 771,612 HDI (2020): 0.65
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 94
Score: 47.8
Vulnerability 0.519
Readiness 0.476

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Bhutan places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Bhutan is the 46th most vulnerable country and the 64th 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
Ranking
115
116
115
114
114
115
122
114
111
116
114
120
114
109
108
112
113
112
110
100
98
95
95
93
91
94
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.519
Food
0.515
Projected change of cereal yields
0.799
Projected population change
0.221
Food import dependency
0.214
Rural population
0.622
Agriculture capacity
0.969
Child malnutrition
0.268
Water
0.352
Projected change of annual runoff
0.169
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.292
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.003
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.649
Health
0.642
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
1.000
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.684
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.251
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.917
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.355
Ecosystem Services
0.547
Projected change of biome distribution
0.718
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.155
Protected biome
0.471
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.939
Human Habitat
0.540
Projected change of warm periods
0.056
Projected change of flood hazard
0.910
Urban concentration
0.378
Age dependency ratio
0.440
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.792
Paved roads
0.663
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.613