Bhutan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 15,021.73 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 782,455 HDI (2022): 0.68
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 102
Score: 47.6
Vulnerability 0.527
Readiness 0.478

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 34th most vulnerable country and the 67th 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
124
125
127
127
127
127
133
126
120
125
121
129
123
116
116
119
118
118
116
105
106
99
99
98
95
91
104
102
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.527
Food
0.505
Projected change of cereal yields
0.799
Projected population change
0.221
Food import dependency
0.214
Rural population
0.607
Agriculture capacity
0.950
Child malnutrition
0.242
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
0.771
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
0.764
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.905
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
0.518
Projected change of warm periods
0.056
Projected change of flood hazard
0.910
Urban concentration
0.393
Age dependency ratio
0.365
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