Bhutan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 15,063.81 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 786,385 HDI (2023): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 78
Score: 50.4
Vulnerability 0.515
Readiness 0.523

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 41st most vulnerable country and the 41st 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 23
Ranking
97
97
98
97
104
109
118
115
95
102
102
107
97
95
92
96
98
95
95
82
87
81
74
69
72
68
74
78
78
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.515
Food
0.502
Projected change of cereal yields
0.799
Projected population change
0.221
Food import dependency
0.214
Rural population
0.600
Agriculture capacity
0.969
Child malnutrition
0.211
Water
0.289
Projected change of annual runoff
0.169
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.292
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.004
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.270
Health
0.720
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
0.495
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.919
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.501
Ecosystem Services
0.551
Projected change of biome distribution
0.718
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.178
Protected biome
0.471
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.939
Human Habitat
0.513
Projected change of warm periods
0.056
Projected change of flood hazard
0.910
Urban concentration
0.400
Age dependency ratio
0.331
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.718
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
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.500