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Contact usDem. People's Rep. of Korea
| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): - | Population (2024): 26,498,823 | HDI (2024): - |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
124
Score: 43.3
Vulnerability
0.513
Readiness
0.380
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Dem. People's Rep. of Korea 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. The Dem. People's Rep. of Korea is the 43rd most vulnerable country and the 103rd most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
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| Ranking | 119 | 120 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 112 | 117 | 120 | 116 | 117 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 110 | 121 | 122 | 125 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 124 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.513 | |
| Food | 0.353 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.668 | |
| Projected population change | 0.139 | |
| Food import dependency | - | |
| Rural population | 0.389 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.463 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.103 | |
| Water | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.524 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.687 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.111 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.132 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.795 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.338 | |
| Health | 0.671 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 1.000 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.721 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | - | |
| Slum population | 0.232 | |
| Medical staff | 0.730 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.769 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.800 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.902 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.218 | |
| Protected biome | 0.923 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.597 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.104 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.869 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.611 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.420 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | 0.980 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.258 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.422 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.088 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.053 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.295 | |
| Electricity access | 0.429 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |