Cambodia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 7,425.51 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 17,423,880 HDI (2023): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 161
Score: 36.7
Vulnerability 0.481
Readiness 0.215

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 61st most vulnerable country and the 178th 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
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161
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163
158
163
163
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159
159
158
162
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156
161
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.481
Food
0.583
Projected change of cereal yields
0.955
Projected population change
0.290
Food import dependency
0.131
Rural population
0.802
Agriculture capacity
0.921
Child malnutrition
0.397
Water
0.542
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
0.719
Health
0.510
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
0.309
Slum population
0.401
Medical staff
0.962
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.640
Ecosystem Services
0.453
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.131
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.206
Protected biome
0.656
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.537
Projected change of warm periods
0.176
Projected change of flood hazard
0.619
Urban concentration
0.198
Age dependency ratio
0.540
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.744
Paved roads
0.945
Infrastructure
0.260
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.175
Dependency on imported energy
0.601
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.121
Electricity access
0.051
Disaster preparedness
0.350