Dem. People's Rep. of Korea

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): - Population (2020): 25,778,815 HDI (2020): -
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 116
Score: 43.6
Vulnerability 0.472
Readiness 0.344

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 63rd most vulnerable country and the 129th 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
Ranking
118
117
119
116
110
106
103
102
105
108
104
111
106
106
111
112
110
110
115
119
118
117
117
116
115
116
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.472
Food
0.341
Projected change of cereal yields
0.668
Projected population change
0.139
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0.405
Agriculture capacity
0.379
Child malnutrition
0.114
Water
0.361
Projected change of annual runoff
0.476
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.313
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.109
Water dependency ratio
0.132
Dam capacity
0.795
Access to reliable drinking water
0.344
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
0.706
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.725
Projected change of biome distribution
0.800
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.902
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.198
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.588
Projected change of warm periods
0.104
Projected change of flood hazard
0.869
Urban concentration
0.595
Age dependency ratio
0.392
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.980
Infrastructure
0.343
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.422
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.088
Dependency on imported energy
0.429
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.296
Electricity access
0.482
Disaster preparedness
-