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Contact usDem. 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | - |