Dem. People's Rep. of Korea

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): - Population (2022): 26,069,416 HDI (2022): -
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 118
Score: 44.1
Vulnerability 0.459
Readiness 0.340

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 69th most vulnerable country and the 133rd 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
107
107
102
104
99
95
92
95
99
98
99
101
98
100
106
109
108
109
112
112
113
113
113
113
117
118
118
118
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.459
Food
0.355
Projected change of cereal yields
0.668
Projected population change
0.139
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0.400
Agriculture capacity
0.467
Child malnutrition
0.102
Water
0.351
Projected change of annual runoff
0.476
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.313
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.111
Water dependency ratio
0.132
Dam capacity
0.735
Access to reliable drinking water
0.340
Health
-
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
-
Medical staff
0.718
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.730
Projected change of biome distribution
0.800
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.902
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.218
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.595
Projected change of warm periods
0.104
Projected change of flood hazard
0.869
Urban concentration
0.600
Age dependency ratio
0.421
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.980
Infrastructure
0.263
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
0.458
Disaster preparedness
-