Cambodia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 4,783.90 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 16,589,023 HDI (2021): 0.59
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 144
Score: 40.1
Vulnerability 0.486
Readiness 0.288

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Cambodia 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. Cambodia is the 53rd most vulnerable country and the 159th 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
Ranking
155
156
155
157
155
152
154
152
151
149
153
151
154
147
151
152
150
149
149
147
147
146
142
144
144
147
144
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.486
Food
0.590
Projected change of cereal yields
0.955
Projected population change
0.290
Food import dependency
0.082
Rural population
0.812
Agriculture capacity
0.960
Child malnutrition
0.441
Water
0.545
Projected change of annual runoff
0.479
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.290
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.015
Water dependency ratio
0.747
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.740
Health
0.469
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.656
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.240
Slum population
0.401
Medical staff
0.959
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.452
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.131
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.201
Protected biome
0.656
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.531
Projected change of warm periods
0.176
Projected change of flood hazard
0.619
Urban concentration
0.188
Age dependency ratio
0.527
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.733
Paved roads
0.945
Infrastructure
0.327
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.175
Dependency on imported energy
0.553
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.121
Electricity access
0.137
Disaster preparedness
0.650